difficult to ...; hard to ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
unconditionally; as a rule
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
too much; excessively; too
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through