difficult to ...; hard to ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to feel; to sense; to experience
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
a find; windfall; bargain
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
(someone else's) daughter
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
in comparison to; rather than
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten