gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
around the world; throughout the world
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
another; different; separate; discrete
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
anger; being angry; being mad
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus