increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
allegiance; obedience; submission
to put on airs; to assume importance
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
while; during (the time when)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to breathe out; to exhale
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
one more time; once more; once again
to put one's hand on; to touch
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to look forward to something
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to make an appearance; to show up
duty; obligation; responsibility
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to win and advance to the next round
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
journey; route of a journey
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
putting into operation; invocation
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
advance; moving forward; progress
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
(feather) duster; dusting
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant