intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
naval district (of the Imperial Japanese Navy); naval station; military base (for suppressing Emishi; in ancient Japan)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
diversion; distraction; feint
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound