obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
independent action; acting alone
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
tool; implement; means; furniture
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
progress; advance; improvement; development
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
item; article; dish; course; finest item
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to speak ill of; to disparage
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate