high heels; high-heeled shoes
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to kick over; to kick down
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to face; to go towards; to head towards
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to concern; to be related
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to think too much; to be over-concerned
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
slight; thin; on the weak side
inside; interior; inner part