guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
without cause; without reason
time; season; period; phase; stage
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
physical strength; muscle strength
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
you could say that; that might be so
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success