hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
control of the air; air supremacy
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
towering; astonishingly high
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
(in) the air; midair; sky
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
protector (e.g. chest); guard
seeming very ...; just like ...
carnivore; carnivorous animal
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
sweet voice; seductive voice
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
guidance; leadership; leading the way
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
data processing; information processing
short distance; close range