to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
smoke grenade; smoke shell
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
war situation; progress of a battle
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal