painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
third day of the month; three days
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
steady; firm; solid; secure
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
in the morning; during the morning
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
orphanage; nursery school
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
solution; solution strategy
discovery; detection; finding
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence