difficult to ...; hard to ...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
(turned out) all right in the end
to work hard; to make an effort
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
nata de coco; coconut gel
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
the place for; the time for; the level of
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl