(necessary) personnel; required person
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to take someone's life; to kill someone
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to shake off; to throw off
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to have a meal; to take a meal
succession; continuation; series; sequence
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to become dim; to become blurred
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
master; teacher; stable master
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember