difficult to ...; hard to ...
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
personal; individual; private
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
together; at the same time; same; identical
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
water outlet; tap; faucet
serious; not joking; straight
branch manager; manager of a branch office
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
control; management (e.g. of a business)
until now; so far; up to the present