one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
systematic; methodical; scientific
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
unexpected result; upset; surprise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
spectacle; striking display; spectacular (scene, film, etc.); extravaganza; big-budget production
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
classical form of martial art
dozens; scores of; decades
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
personage; person (deserving of respect)