slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
preservation; retainment; keeping
when it comes to; concerning
precondition; prerequisite
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
household economy; family finances
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
wooden stick; wooden pole
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
mineral matter; metallic property
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
divide into four pieces; one fourth
remaining quantity; residual quantity
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed