difficult to ...; hard to ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
possible; likely; probable
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)