ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
authenticity; credibility
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
program (e.g. TV); programme
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
traitor (to one's country)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)