painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cooperation; collaboration
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
duty; obligation; responsibility
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
best regards; please take care of; please do
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
at first; in the beginning; originally
gesture; gesticulation; motion
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh