to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
political measures; policy
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
yearned for; longed for; missed
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)