a. 1. Not incumbered; not burdened. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Law) Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate unincumbered with dower. [ 1913 Webster ]
[戴盆望天, dài pén wàng tiānㄉㄞˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ] lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head (成语 saw, from Sima Qian's letter to Ren An 司馬遷|司马迁, 報任少卿書|报任少卿书); it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head; fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered, See Also: 成语, 司馬遷, 司马迁, 報任少卿書, 报任少卿书
[こうぜんのき, kouzennoki] (n) (1) universal life force (the source of animation for all things); (2) free spirit (i.e. a mindset unencumbered with worldly concerns)