to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to shed light; to cast light
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to check; to stop; to keep back
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
gradually; slowly but steadily
this or that person; anybody; many people
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
dusk; nightfall; twilight
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
double-edged; double-edged blade
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm