obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
suddenly; all of a sudden
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
weird; disgusting; sickening
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
because of; owing to; due to
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to shake off; to throw off
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed