to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to incur someone's enmity
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
society; the world; the times
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)