to detain; to check; to restrain
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
using as an intermediary; through
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
blunder; slip; error; error
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
villain; baddie; the villain's part
loser; defeated person; the defeated
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
guess; speculation; supposition
(the condition of) one's health
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
one's home country; one's homeland
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to support each other; to support one another
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)