difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
preparation; arrangements
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
ago; since; before; previous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
only recently; just of late
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
difficult to ...; hard to ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
commuting to school; school commute
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think