to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
because of; owing to; due to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
whole nation; whole land; whole country
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
danger; peril; hazard; risk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
essence; true nature; substance; reality
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to brave a danger; to take a risk
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
in the meanwhile; during the time
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top