obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
guard; security guard; security officer
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
transport truck; transport vehicle
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
flight; desertion; escape
after that; afterwards; thereafter
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
offender; criminal; culprit
mask; striking the head (kendo)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while