difficult to ...; hard to ...
something like ...; something called ...
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
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)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
starvation; famine; hunger
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
older sister and younger brother
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
government; administration
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)