to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
determination; resolution
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
both hands; both arms; ten
one end; an end; part; fragment
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
Uroctea compactilis (species of araneomorph spider)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
peristalsis; peristaltic movement; vermiculation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity