to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
thick curtain; drop curtain
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
as stated; verbatim; literally
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to rock; to shake; to swing
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient