渋 - astringent, hesitate, reluctant

grimace; sullen face

Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya

(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do); to grudge; to be tardy (in doing); to put off (doing)

bitterness; distress; pain; anguish; affliction

astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart

astringent persimmon

to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock

paper treated with astringent persimmon juice

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen