difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
almost every day; almost daily
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
god of death; death deity; Death
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to encamp; to take up positions
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
split; division; break up
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee