scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
to trample; to crush underfoot
intercept; interception; counter-attack
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
due form; official; formality
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to stop (plug) one's ears
eardrum; tympanic membrane
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to watch over; to watch attentively
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dozens; scores of; decades
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drone
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to knock down; to knock off
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful