obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
want to ... do something; would like to ...
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
just because; even if; even though
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
difference; variation; difference
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
nothing but; none other than
and then; and so; and; so then
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)