to spend time (on doing something)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
weight; heavyweight boxer
consideration; taking into account
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to put one's strength into
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cross; crossed; cruciform