difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
occasional; infrequent; rare
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
and; thereupon; because of that
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly