two at a time; two by two; in twos
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to kick (at someone, something)
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
birds and wild animals; wildlife
inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to boil water; to get the bath ready
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to become inverted; to become reversed
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to squash; to crush; to flatten
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to be beyond words; to defy description
divining sticks; counting; calculation
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
underling; subordinate official
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict