obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
doing whatever one pleases
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
directly opposite; right in front
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
listening attentively; auricle (of the atrium)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
description; describing; depicting
New Year's Week (festivities)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
tension; mental strain; nervousness
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
and so; therefore; for that reason
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal