ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to become dim; to become blurred
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
split; division; break up
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means