obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
sad; wretched; deplorable
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to step forward; to volunteer
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
with a clink (click, clack)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Morse code (esp. signalling)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
festival merrymaking; revelry
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
body and soul; mind and body
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to fetter; to shackle; to bind