to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
wide turn; detour; the long way around
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to kick over; to kick down
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
wood (for building); lumber; timber
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
big man; large man; tall man; giant
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
advance; moving forward; progress
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)