obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
derivation; development; offshoot
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
torus-shape; toroidal; donut-shaped; doughnut-shaped
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
worldly desires; materialistic desires
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
standard equipment; standard feature
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
entry door (to a vehicle); entrance; door for boarding (e.g. a bus); (arch.) equipage for restraining and mounting horses
floor above; floor upstairs
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
design; idea; conception; plan
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently