to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
innumerable; countless; numberless
the West; the Occident; Western countries
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
with a crack; with a smash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
flustered; confused; panicked
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
only; merely; but; no more than
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
unwanted hair; superfluous hair
porcelain; china; chinaware
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
several times; once or twice
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance