difficult to ...; hard to ...
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to seize (secure) evidence
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
last night; yesterday evening
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
arrest; apprehension; capture
to become excited; to grow lively
important person; strategic person; key figure
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
side gate; side door; service entrance
to jar; to creak; to grate