increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to spread; to be propagated
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
deed; act; work; performance
whatever brought that on?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
very likely; very probable
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
long-distance arrow (archery)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)