dark night; moonless night
all around; as far as the eye can see
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
region; limits; stage; level
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
extermination; annihilation
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
technical skill; ability; capacity
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
price; cost; value; worth; value
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim