obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
one's way back; one's way home
ambush; interception; counter-attack
drama; play; powerful drug
middle of the night; dead of night
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
rather; sooner; preferably
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
proposal; offer; request; application
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
here and there; around and about
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
house; dwelling; human habitation
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
conscientious; scrupulous
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
to chase; to run after; to pursue
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
with these words; while saying