difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
forcibly; against one's will
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
sharply; harshly; stingingly
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
great laughter; burst of laughter
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
unfairness; injustice; partiality
tedious; boring; being fed up with
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
long; drawn-out; very long
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse