difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
in its entirety; whole; wholly
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cover (with something)
guard; sentinel; garrison
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
popular name; common name; given name
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
everywhere; all over; throughout
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
in terms of; from the point of view of