difficult to ...; hard to ...
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
cake served with tea; teacake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
(United States of) America; USA
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
health care worker; medical personnel
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust; to leave to a person
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker