difficult to ...; hard to ...
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(having experienced) many battles
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
in advance; beforehand; previously
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
hiding one's embarrassment
study; library; den; home office; reading room
blunder; slip; error; error
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
period of youth; while young
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to pass (of time); to elapse
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood