barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to push back; to press back; to force back
long hair (usu. of a man)
rubber band; elastic band
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
body and soul; mind and body
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
bored; having nothing to do; idle
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
three sides; small offering stand
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
reflector board; board reflector; reflector panel; bounce board