difficult to ...; hard to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
day after day; day by day
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
reality; actuality; hard fact
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
human intellect; knowledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.