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Obstruction [差し障り]

Obstruction
something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Subcategories:
sutaimii
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. stymie (golf)
haadoru
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. hurdle
  2. hurdle race; hurdles
  3. hurdle; obstacle
baria
noun, interjection

Alternate Written Forms:

bariaa
bariya
bariyaa

English Meanings:

noun
  1. barrier; protective wall; bulwark
  2. obstacle; hindrance
noun, interjection
  1. imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity (shouted in children's games or after accidentally touching something dirty)
[()·しょう()]
koshou
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order
  2. damage; hurt
  3. objection; protest
[こん()·なん()]
konnan
noun, na adjective

English Meanings:

noun, na adjective
  1. difficulty; hardship; trouble; distress
  2. infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
[しょう()·へき()]
shouheki
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[しょう()·へき()]
shouheki
[しょう()·へき()]
shouheki

English Meanings:

noun
  1. enclosing wall; boundary fence
  2. obstacle; barrier
[かべ()]
kabe
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[へき()]
heki

English Meanings:

noun
  1. wall; partition
  2. barrier; obstacle (figuratively)
  3. Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
[こと()·()··かべ()]
kotobanokabe
expression, noun

English Meanings:

expression, noun
  1. language barrier
[たま()·()·]
tamadare
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. bamboo curtain; palace
[てつ()·····]
tetsunokaaten
noun

English Meanings:

noun
  1. iron curtain
karaabaa
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

karaa baa

English Meanings:

noun
  1. color bars (television test pattern); colour bars

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