blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
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
plural; multiple; plural (number)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
severe earthquake; violent tremor
how; in what way; by what means
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect