obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
day after day; day by day
to speak; to hear a voice
falling asleep; going to sleep
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
selection; choice; picking out
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
beforehand; in advance; previously
to knead well; to polish; to refine
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
bright sunshine; broad daylight
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
construction; architecture (of buildings)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
going into battle; departure for the front
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
everybody; every last one of them; all
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)