obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
just because; even if; even though
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
spring water; clear (pure) water
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
lieutenant-commander (JMSDF)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
higher-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to watch over; to watch attentively
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith