celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
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
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
precipice; cliff; flat head
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
exactly as stated; verbatim
scaling; climbing; ascending
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
be (that) as it may; having said that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
emotional strength; force of will
to need; to demand; to take; to require