difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be kind to; to treat kindly
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
honor; honour; credit; prestige
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
clear; precise; definite; distinct
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be free; to be available
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
last night; yesterday evening
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hospitalization; hospitalisation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
materials; data; document
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't you think?; indicates question
lost property; something dropped and left behind
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
to pick up; to find; to gather
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
beyond this point; from now on; after this
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule