立ちはだかる – Vocabulary details

立たちはだかる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

1. to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way

その前まえへ両りょう手てを広ひろげて立たちはだかった。I spread my arms and stood in front of it, blocking the way.

2. to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

いろいろと困こん難なんな問もん題だいが立たちはだかっていましてね。You see, all sorts of difficult problems are standing in our way.

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departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way

いろいろと困こん難なんな問もん題だいが立たちはだかっていましてね。

You see, all sorts of difficult problems are standing in our way.

しかしここで大おおきな問もん題だいが立たちはだかる。

But here a major problem stands in the way.

その前まえへ両りょう手てを広ひろげて立たちはだかった。

I spread my arms and stood in front of it, blocking the way.

何なにかを解かい決けつすればするほど、新あらたな問もん題だいが立たちはだかる。

The more things you solve, the more new problems stand in your way.

正せい門もんの前まえに立たちはだかっていた一いち団だんは自し然ぜんと解かい散さんし始はじめていた。

The group that had been blocking the front gate had naturally begun to disperse.

軍ぐん人じんは不ぶ気き味みな笑わらいを浮うかべ、歩ほ道どうの中ちゅう央おうに立たちはだかった。

With an eerie smile, the soldier stood blocking the middle of the sidewalk.

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