to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
security for a loan; collateral
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
changing clothes; change of clothes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to be too numerous; to be too much
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
with a start; with a jump
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go