appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to ascend; to go up; to climb
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
climbing to the summit; summiting
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
meanwhile; in the meantime
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
reaching; attaining; arrival
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
impression given by a painting or image
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
sitting with one knee drawn up