giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
our country; our land; one's own country
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
star player; star athlete
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate