painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to strangle; to constrict
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to squeeze out; to wring out
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
life; living; I; me; student
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
study; research; investigation
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
important point; point to make note of
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)