difficult to ...; hard to ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
palatial residence; stately mansion
returning from school; going home from school
packed and sterilised food; retort pack
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
minority group (party); minority
doing whatever one pleases
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
how many years; how long; what year
indicate reason; infers some protest
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly