difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to rank with; to rank among
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
piece; fragment; one (object)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
to escape from; to get out
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
can do; may do; be capable of doing
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
appearance; expression; manifestation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
at that time; in those days
low-quality goods; inferior goods
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
price; cost; value; worth; value
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
becoming worn or soiled with handling; being old-fashioned
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)