little by little; bit by bit
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
sound wave; acoustic wave
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
small number; few; minority
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
no way to do; nothing can be done
platoon commander; section commander
individual; one by one; separate; each