skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
these guys; these fellows
command; lead; generalship; leadership
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
prompt; immediate; in real time
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
strength; power; proficiency; ability
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
fortress; stronghold; citadel
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
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)
military personnel; soldier
(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
defense; defence; protection
the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
each place; various places
(Western) bell tower; campanile; belfry
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call