to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to surround; to crowd around
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
to put someone to trouble
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
having said that; on the other hand
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
to appease; to suppress; to calm
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum