to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
mobilization; mobilisation
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to work hard; to make an effort
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)