at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to crack a joke; to tell a joke
flying bird; soaring bird
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
remaining; left-over; excess
bowing (a string instrument)
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
pillar of fire; blazing column
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
two classes; double; two sets
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
boastful speech; bragging
blink of an eye; instant; moment
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
scrap lumber; piece of wood
to remove; to move out of the way
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
three persons; three parties