to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
fabrication; lie; fiction
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
layout map; block plan; layout plan
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
determination; esprit de corps
to raise one's voice; to shout
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
letter; missive; note; mail
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to pick up; to find; to gather
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand