painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
second mate; second officer
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
syllable with a voiced consonant (in Japanese); voiced sound
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
triangle; triangular shape
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
delicious; tasty; good; nice
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
inland sea; inlet; gulf; (arch.) lake
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
eye measurement; measure with eye
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt