difficult to ...; hard to ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
separate case; another matter
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be