difficult to ...; hard to ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to annoy; to cause trouble
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to put someone to work; to make someone work
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
long johns; long underpants; long underwear
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
for the first time in one's life
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
side table; bedside table
those (near the second person)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
and yet; though; when; in spite of