difficult to ...; hard to ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
production (e.g. play); direction
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
change; alteration; modification
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
mountain road; mountain trail
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
metre; meter; meter; gauge
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after