gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
house; dwelling; human habitation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
establishment; foundation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
hoarse voice; husky voice
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
one by one; one each; one at a time
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
snake; serpent; large snake
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
usually; under usual circumstances
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
100,000; hundred thousand
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play