vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to have an eye on; to zero in on
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to take measures; to take steps
visual confirmation; sighting
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
seeing in the dark; night vision
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
validity; verification; propriety
still; even now; to this day
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
at that time; in those days
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
not yet known; unknown; strange
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
in succession; one after another
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling