tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
four (long cylindrical things)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
three; three years of age
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
both; both sides; both parties
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
pale; pallid; bluish-white
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
guidance; leadership; leading the way
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
to surround; to crowd around
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
innumerable; countless; numberless
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)