painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
medical treatment; medical care
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
right under; directly below; right beneath
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
single word; a few words; brief comment
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to ask a question; to ask questions
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
many; numerous; various; large number of
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
joints; points (of a speech)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)