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要塞

ようさい
fort; stronghold; fortification
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閉塞

へいそく
closure; blockage
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塞ぐ

壅ぐ
ふさぐ
to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up; to take up; to perform one's role; to do one's duty; to feel depressed; to mope
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塞く

堰く
せく
to dam (up) (stream)
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城塞

城砦
じょうさい
fortress; stronghold; citadel
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梗塞

こうそく
stoppage; tightness; block; infarction (e.g. cardiac)
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心筋梗塞

しんきんこうそく
heart attack; myocardial infarction
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塞栓

そくせん
embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
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立塞がる

立ち塞がる、立ちふさがる
たちふさがる
to stand in one's way
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腸閉塞

ちょうへいそく
intestinal obstruction