to have a hard time of it
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
feeling of a house or a room
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
sense of smell; olfaction
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
concentration; density; cardinality
within; inside of; less than
massing (of troops); gathering
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to discuss; to talk together
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to become misty; to become hazy
complete recovery of health
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion