to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
folding into four; quarto
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
tasting; relishing; savouring; appreciation; enjoyment
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
oral proceedings; oral pleadings
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
sound of voice; vocal sound
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
good impression; favorable impression
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
muddy water; red-light district
clean water; purified water