difficult to ...; hard to ...
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
leading members of a party; party executive; party leadership; senior party members
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
troubled times; turbulent times
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
by sheer strength; by brute force
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy