being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
pair; the two; both persons; both things
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
fear; dread; fright; willies
detached; aloof; indifferent
to trample; to crush underfoot
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
detour; circumvention; turning movement
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
part; portion; glimpse; bit
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
polish (jewels); cultivation
greedy; avaricious; covetous
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft