to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
flying column; detached force
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
real intention; true motive; true meaning
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
in proportion to; just as much as
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset