barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
adds force or indicates command
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
two persons; two people; pair; couple
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
retaining wall; breast wall; revetment
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
while; during; while; although; all; both
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
limited; limiting; restrictive
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
father; dad; husband; you; he
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament