detour; circumvention; turning movement
how; in what way; how about
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
intercept; interception; counter-attack
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
main cause; primary factor
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)