advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
difficult to ...; hard to ...
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to be smeared; to be covered
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
forced attack; risk-taking attack; aggressive attack
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to rain incessantly; to downpour
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture