difficult to ...; hard to ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pronunciation; production of sound
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
hygiene; sanitation; health
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
form; shape; figure; visage
bacterium; bacteria; germ
to steal or sneak or slip into
in this manner; in this way; like this