one by one; each; every; at intervals of
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
joints; points (of a speech)
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
knitting; knitted material; crochet
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
audience; spectator; spectators
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
chance (of success); odds
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to raise one's voice; to shout
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
just a handful; only a small number (of)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)