gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
chain mail (armor, armour)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
instant; moment; for an instant
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest