to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
questions and answers; dialogue
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
threat; intimidation; menace
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
image; figure; figure; form; image
moment by moment; hour by hour
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate