deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
time axis; time basis; timeline
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
to raise one's voice; to shout
worst-ever; history's worst
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
smuggling (people); stowing away
to find out; to discover; to detect
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
manuscript; version; draft
long-established; old-established; traditional
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
to appease; to suppress; to calm
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
confused; flustered; at a loss
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
bodily sensation; sense; experience