before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
intercept; interception; counter-attack
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
street fighting; urban warfare
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
interior; inside; internal
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fortifying; fortification
town; city; municipal; urban
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
intersection on a go board
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
inspection; examination; survey
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
armed forces; military; troops
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
level ground; plain; flatland
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role