difficult to ...; hard to ...
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
bolt from the blue; great surprise
Japanese (people, language, style)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
popular name; common name; given name
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
great swordsman; master fencer
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side