many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
the same rank; equality; apposition
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to cease; to stop; to be over
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
insolent fellow; rude fellow
common reed (Phragmites australis)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
searching for someone; search for a missing person
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be charged with a mission
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
boasting of one's strength
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back