difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
one's long-cherished desire
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
port city; harbor city; harbour city
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
desperation; struggle to the death
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to have a bitter experience
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
unparalleled; incomparable; matchless; unrivaled; peerless; unique
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
having two poles; bipolar
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
phantom; vision; illusion
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
sunlight; rays of the Sun
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
in respect of; in regard to; as for
surmise; guess; inference
author; writer; novelist; artist
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up