painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to be kind to; to treat kindly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
settlement; solution; resolution
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
name; given name; first name
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
administration; medication; dosage
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment