to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
confections; sweets; candy; cake
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
instant; moment; for an instant
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
from outside; from the side
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
already; now; no longer; not any more
genuine; authentic; true; real
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
memory; sense; experience
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances