difficult to ...; hard to ...
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale