obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
to order; to command; to appoint
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
intercept; interception; counter-attack
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
ability; capability; skill
burning with curiosity; curious
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
person of letters; literary person
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
military man; warrior; soldier
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
self-important; important-looking; pompous; proud; conceited; snobbish
to say; to be pleased to say