obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
malicious; deliberately mean
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
finishing blow; coup de grâce
murder; killing; murderer
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to subsist; to keep on living
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to crawl towards; to creep up to
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
speaking of ...; as for ...
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to run about; to rush about
religious exultation; ecstasy
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
equality; impartiality; evenness
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
beyond comparison; incomparable
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd