impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
sense of relief; feeling of relief
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to put into effect; to put into practice
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to cry and shout; to scream
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon