obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to squeeze out; to wring out
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to knock down; to knock off
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
display stand; exhibition table
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to be able to manage somehow or other
by sheer strength; by brute force
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
eardrum; tympanic membrane
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to blow out; to spout out
to get one's breath back; to calm down
high spirits; boastful talk
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
decisive battle of brief duration