difficult to ...; hard to ...
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to remain married for life
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
take (e.g. in film-making)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
quotation; citation; reference
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
period of youth; while young
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament