obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
rather than; more ... than ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in one's own way or style
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom