difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
8th day of the month; eight days
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
feeling; sense; impression
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
2nd day of the month; two days
several times; a few times
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to discuss; to talk together
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
treatment (of a person); dealing with
topic of discussion; agenda
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to do together; to share; to participate in
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
interior; inside; internal
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
puppet government; puppet regime
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to pretend; to act (as if)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to kick over; to kick down
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge