difficult to ...; hard to ...
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
throat lozenge; cough drop
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
it's been a long time; long time no see
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
what do you want?; can I help you?
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to have a talk; to tell a story
talking while standing; standing around talking
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
beginning; outset; first; onset
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
being good at cooking; good cook
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)