deliberate hindrance; obstruction
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
how many years; how long; what year
guidance; leadership; leading the way
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
police identification card
torii; Shinto shrine archway
side door; side gate; wicket gate
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse