difficult to ...; hard to ...
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
such; like that; that sort of; very
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
likability; favorability; popularity
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
vicious circle; vicious cycle
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct