obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to make one's rounds; to patrol
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
housing district; residential district
fields (of rice and other crops)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
strongish; somewhat strong
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to shake one's head (in denial)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing