to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to step forward; to take a step forward
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
study; pursuit of knowledge
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to relax; to feel at home
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to live; to reside; to inhabit
something; some kind of; for some reason
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge