difficult to ...; hard to ...
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
as before; as ever; as it was originally
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in the same manner as before; the same as always
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
wise saying; famous saying
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
manly; masculine; like a man
how many people; a number of people
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
the reverse; other side; lining
to chase; to run after; to pursue
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)