difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
original song; original melody
plagiarism; plagiarised work
selection of music; song selection
pitch dark; total darkness
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
plastics; synthetic resins
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
moulded objects; sculpted objects; modeled objects; formed objects
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
one's own work; making by oneself
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
exhibition; display; putting on show
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
Western music; European music
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
reigning; controlling; dictating
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
distortion; falsification; perversion