blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
very rich person; the super rich
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
remarkable; striking; obvious
historic; historical; traditional
great person; eminent figure
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
workshop; studio; atelier
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
composition; setting (of music)