skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
thought; consideration; thinking
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
along; parallel to; in accordance with
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
root; source; origin; cause
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
this and that; one thing or another