obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to listen to in an ecstasy
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to rant and rave; to raise hell
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
noisy; loud; fussy; annoying; troublesome; bossy
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
world-destroying conflagration
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
half the body; half length
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
other side; opposite side; other party
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
beyond human understanding
magic sword; cursed sword
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing