very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
street at night; making a night journey
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(electric) torch; flashlight
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
although I say; although one might say; although called
Kōchakaden (brand of black tea)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
mountain road; mountain trail
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
illumination; decorative lighting
night view; night skyline; nightscape