difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to be silent; to say nothing
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
living thing; organism; creature; biology
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...