pressure; oppression; suppression
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
a few seconds; several seconds
with a collapse; with a slump
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
storehouse; warehouse; godown
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
legal; lawful; legitimate
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)