obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
firm; strong; solid; stable
human pillar; human sacrifice
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to peel off and fall; to flake away
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
waste of time; killing time
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away