obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
compelling force; legal force
mobocracy; mob rule; ochlocracy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
perfect; just right; ideal
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
at a moment's notice; readily
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
one's physical safety; personal security
of no interest; not interested
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to take on a role; to take part
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
both hands; both arms; ten
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)