to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
how; in what way; by what means
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
several times (as large, over)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to send or direct a person to
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
moment by moment; hour by hour