difficult to ...; hard to ...
the very start; the very beginning
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
summer vacation; summer holiday
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
letter; missive; note; mail
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
bento; Japanese box lunch
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
public junior high school
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
such; like that; that sort of; very
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to say no more; to sink into silence
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
although I say; although one might say; although called
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline