hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
indicate reason; infers some protest
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
arm; skill; efforts; ability
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
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
foster father; adoptive father
after that; afterwards; thereafter
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently