as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
supreme; sublime; highest
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
banquet or reception hall
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
very popular; highly favoured
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
reason; cause; circumstances
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
clear; precise; definite; distinct
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
the same generation; coeval
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to pick up; to find; to gather
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration