obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
playhouse; theatre; theater
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
like a decent person; human
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to run around; to bustle about
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
at a young age; while still young
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
being in love with each other
elopement; running away with a lover
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
yearned for; longed for; missed
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself