Anagrams of HARDPAN_

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• an obstacle on a golf course

• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

• put at risk

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

• the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos

• a prince or king in India

• the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba

• Wisdom; understanding; insight.

• lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

• a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

• lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

• a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

• coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

• strike suddenly and with force

• kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

• crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions