to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
nonchalantly; without a care
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
one's own work; making by oneself
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.