obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
store brand; straight bond; station break; full-back (in soccer); social business
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
tool; implement; means; furniture
lethality; killing effectiveness
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
outward appearance; apparent
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
distinctive; characteristic
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
victim; injured party; sufferer
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up