difficult to ...; hard to ...
man; male; masculine gender
about when; about what time; how soon
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be smeared; to be covered
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
looking depressed; long face
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
duty; obligation; responsibility
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
in that manner; like that
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly