difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
not limited to; not just ...
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
meanwhile; in the meantime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
home area; home town; local
festival; feast; carnival
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
Japanese person; Japanese people
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
how; in what way; how about