difficult to ...; hard to ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
because of; owing to; due to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in that manner; like that
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to subsist; to keep on living
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
here and there; in places
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
reality; actuality; hard fact
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
for example; for instance; e.g.
fine weather; fair weather
Okayama (city, prefecture)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
near; close by; within reach; familiar