interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
banning of books; banned book
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
burning at the stake; execution by burning
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to surge (water or waves)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to get strong; to gain strength
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
resentment; indignation; anger
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
reason; logic; method; system; order
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to flare up; to burst into flames
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be boiled; to be cooked
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple