(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reason; cause; circumstances
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
junior high school student; middle school pupil
woman; female; feminine gender
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
senior high school student
class; heading; group; category
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
memory; sense; experience
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid