walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
duty; obligation; responsibility
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
good feeling; feeling good
I'd be lying if I said ...
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
interference; meddling; butting in
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to bring; to take; to bring about
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to fly around; to scatter
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for