difficult to ...; hard to ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
remaining; left-over; excess
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to close (one's eyes); to shut
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
river; stream; River; the ... river
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet