obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
factory; plant; mill; workshop
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to settle (in a place); to settle down
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
command; lead; generalship; leadership
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to look down on; to condescend
to be able to manage somehow or another
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
imposing stance; daunting pose
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
ratification; confirmation
separate account; separate charge