to prostrate oneself before
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to subsist; to keep on living
switching over to; migration; transition
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
variation; rogue (something)
physical strength; muscle strength
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to make a speech; to address
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor