difficult to ...;  hard to ...
 seeming;  giving the appearance of;  giving one the feeling of
 to stop;  to turn off;  to park;  to prevent;  to suppress (a cough);  to stop (someone from doing something);  to dissuade
 change;  alteration;  substitute;  rate of exchange
 to be effective;  to take effect;  to work;  to function well;  to be possible (to do, use, etc.);  to be able to
 because of;  owing to;  due to
 painful;  bitter;  tough;  difficult;  cruel;  harsh
 in that manner;  like that
 to bear a grudge against;  to resent;  to blame;  to curse;  to feel bitter towards
 to subsist;  to keep on living
 cruel;  brutal;  ruthless;  merciless;  inhuman
 deed (esp. negative);  act;  action;  one's doing
 to carve;  to engrave;  to sculpt;  to tattoo
 here and there;  in places
 understanding;  comprehension;  appreciation;  sympathy
 to notice;  to recognize;  to recognise;  to become aware of;  to perceive;  to realize
 reward;  compensation;  collateral;  security;  turning to look behind
 to want;  to wish for;  to request;  to demand;  to seek;  to search for
 to undergo great hardships;  to waste away from great effort and worry
 truth;  reality;  truly;  really;  absolute truth
 direction;  way;  person;  lady;  method of;  manner of;  care of ...
 to associate with;  to keep company with;  to go out with;  to go along with;  to follow someone's lead;  to accompany someone
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 to lose one's way;  to get lost;  to waver;  to hesitate;  to give into temptation;  to lose control of oneself
 to be in high spirits;  to be full of vigor (vigour);  to be enthusiastic;  to be eager;  to stretch to breaking point
 reality;  actuality;  hard fact
 being in charge of (esp. a class or subject);  taking charge of;  class teacher;  homeroom teacher;  form teacher
 sound argument;  fair argument;  just reasoning
 it doesn't matter what;  anything is fine
 to address (someone);  to accost a person;  to talk (to someone);  to begin to talk;  to start a conversation
 for example;  for instance;  e.g.
 fine weather;  fair weather
 Okayama (city, prefecture)
 common;  shared;  to be common (to);  to be shared (by);  -wide
 topic;  subject;  much talked about;  topical;  in the news
 to search for;  to look for;  to hunt for;  to search (a house, pocket, etc.);  to search through;  to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
 unreasonable request;  asking for something unreasonable
 to eat;  to drink;  to receive (e.g. a blow);  to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable);  to undergo (trouble)
 near;  close by;  within reach;  familiar