easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
just managing; with great difficulty
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
unfortunately; regrettably
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
emotional scars; mental trauma
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
ending up right back where one started
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
possible; potential; practicable; feasible