difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
guardian; protector; patron; parent
husband and wife; married couple
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
after the end (of something); post-
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
great hurry; great haste; rush
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
again; once more; a second time
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
manly; masculine; like a man
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable