to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
the West; the Occident; Western countries
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
snake; serpent; large snake
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to be bony; to be angular
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to choke; to have trouble breathing
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
with a momentary flash of light
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
parting; separation; farewell
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband