difficult to ...; hard to ...
practical problem; practical matter
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
small change; coins; small sum of money
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to pick up; to find; to gather
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
trunk (of the body); soma
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also