change; transition; vicissitudes
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
price; cost; value; worth; value
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to move forward; to move on
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry