impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
I couldn't care less; not caring less
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
blur; blurred; indistinct
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
removable; detachable; demountable
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
world peace; peace of the world
sea level; (surface of) sea
death from cold; freezing to death
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
steering (of a boat); steerage
pastel color; pastel colour
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
individual; private person; personal; private
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension