difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
and yet; though; when; in spite of
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
plural; multiple; plural (number)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
that day; the very same day
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...