gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
rising; ascending; climbing
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
outbreak of war; starting a war
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to frolic about; to mess around
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
upward adjustment; upward revision
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
difficult to ...; hard to ...
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
double-edged; double-edged blade
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on