difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be silent; to say nothing
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to increase; to add to; to augment
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be worried; to be troubled
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
honorific/polite/humble prefix
weather; fair weather; fine weather
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
close; intimate; on good terms
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
else; in addition; besides
both (people); the two of them
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr