difficult to ...; hard to ...
don't you think?; indicates question
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
relatively; comparatively
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
income; receipts; revenue
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to win after tough bidding
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way