to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to collapse into; to flop onto
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
floor above; floor upstairs
suddenly; all of a sudden
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close