morning; forenoon; just before noon
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
increase in activity; activation
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
enemy castle; enemy fortress
power; might; authority; influence
optimism; taking an optimistic view
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
dice; die; baton (of command)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sternum; breastplate; plastron
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
in deep black; in jet black
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
shout of victory; cry of triumph
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude