defense; defence; defensive preparations
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
had better ...; may as well ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to succeed; to bear fruit
good policy; wise policy; best plan
degree of penetration; penetrance
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
shades of evening; dead of night
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to do together; to share; to participate in
to lose one's way; to get lost