difficult to ...; hard to ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
history of; experience of
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
cutting in line; queue jumping
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
though; notwithstanding; although
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
little finger; pinky; little toe
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out