obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to move forward; to move on
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to make a complaint
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
main shrine; inner sanctuary
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
celebration; auspicious occasion
one large ...; a great ...
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
staff with plaited paper streamers
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected