impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
night attack; nocturnal assault
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
one's every action; every single move
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
heating power; thermal power; firepower
e-bomb; electromagnetic bomb
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
successful bid; winning a tender
property; fortune; assets