feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
joint; seam; joining point
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to dry up completely; to become stale
troublesome; pain in the butt
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
in succession; one by one
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
physical strength; muscle strength
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
one example of (when there are more examples)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
one's intellectual powers; one's mental faculties
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic