difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
watchful waiting; careful supervision
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
charming; fascinating; attractive
job hunting; job searching
enterprise; business; company; corporation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to be fated; to be linked by fate
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable