difficult to ...; hard to ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
the Third Reich; Nazi Germany
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
exclusive; attached to; specialist
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
eastern part; the east (of a region)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to run a shop; to have a shop
each nation; many nations; many countries
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests