hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to accept; to receive; to agree
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
the other day; a few days ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
proud; having a prominent nose
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
personal history; background; career
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much