painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
with these words; while saying
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to make sense; to be meaningful
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
to send flying with a kick
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
the very best; excellent; superb
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
toxin; poisonous substance
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to hide; to conceal oneself
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)