obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
(someone else's) child; child; kid
intercept; interception; counter-attack
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
(necessary) personnel; required person
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
price; cost; value; worth; value
bhava (becoming, existence)
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(as alike as) two peas in a pod