obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
each; (arch.) you (plural)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look around; to survey
deciding unanimously or by consensus
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
representative; exemplary; model
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
parade float; festival float
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
mountain road; mountain trail
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan