difficult to ...; hard to ...
clearly; brightly; crisply
troublesome; annoying; complicated
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
prickly heat; heat rash; miliaria
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
pretension; conceit; hubris
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
to be afraid (of); to be frightened (of)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
neighbouring house; neighboring house
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to be born; to come into the world
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to be worried; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
reason; cause; history; origin
Niigata (city, prefecture)
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
operator (e.g. telephone)
job hunting; job searching
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)