to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
messenger; envoy; emissary
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
surrender of a castle; surrender of a fortress; capitulation of a stronghold
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
all-out attack; general offensive
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
(not) even with; (not) even using
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to join forces; to cooperate
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
(made of) stone; stone-built
combustibles; inflammables; flammables; burnables
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
pillar of fire; blazing column
complementation; supplementation; completion
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land