(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to base something on; to make something the basis
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
mountain road; mountain trail
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to be muddy; to be slushy
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
kick step (mountaineering technique)
primeval forest; virgin forest
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
tool; implement; means; furniture
mountain climbing; mountaineering
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
guesswork; speculation; hunch
sense of orientation; sense of direction
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
being rampant; domination
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove