hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to quit one's job; to resign
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
it's not like; it isn't as if
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to come into being; to be born
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
killing time; staving off boredom
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix