difficult to ...; hard to ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
headquarters; head office; main office
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
older sister; elder sister
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
at that time; in those days
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to pass (of time); to elapse