obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
risky; dangerous; insecure
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
great speed; recklessly fast speed
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
battle formation; military formation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to spend time (on doing something)
to succeed; to bear fruit
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays