difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
sickness and health start with the mind
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to apologize; to apologise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
degenerate; pervert; deviant
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken