having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
long ago; already; a long time ago