to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
point in common; common feature
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave