to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
war; battle; match; game; competition
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
both armies; both teams; both sides
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
several shots; several blows
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
though; even if; whether ... or ...
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
have a pain in one's chest
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to put one's strength into
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
weird; strange; mysterious
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something