preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
at once; immediately; right now
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
speaking tube; voice pipe
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
again; once more; a second time
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
eruption; volcanic eruption