considerably; greatly; a lot
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
hostility; animosity; enmity
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to turn towards; to point
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to glare at each other; to confront each other
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
stirring; slight movement
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword