obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
guess; speculation; supposition
nice; likeable; desirable
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
same; similar; (just) like; equal
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
all-out attack; general offensive
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
scattered; separated; dispersed
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
covert action; covert operations
patterns of thinking; train of thought
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
battlefield; battleground
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique