to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
beforehand; in advance; previously
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to make one's rounds; to patrol
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
muttering voice; murmuring voice
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
front entrance; front door
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
seam of joined boards; cross grain (of wood); thick card made from several sheets of washi paper
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)