difficult to ...; hard to ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
great cause; moral law; justice
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)