difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to make an appearance; to show up
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
either way; in any case; one way or another
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)