be (that) as it may; having said that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
of course; certainly; naturally
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
consideration; taking into account
discovery; detection; finding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
prospects of victory; chances of success
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
now that; since; so long as; because
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
observation; survey; watching
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
according to plan; as planned; on target
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months