making efficient; optimization
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
unimpressive; unimpressed
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
spare time; free time; leisure time
to kill; to choke the life out of
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
that's a different matter; that's a different story
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
cross; crossed; cruciform
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
safety zone; traffic island
dark night; moonless night
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
invisibly; secretly; privately
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
finish; finishing; finishing touches
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
extermination; annihilation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
something; nothing (with neg. verb)