painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to look around; to survey
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
composite; combined; complex
technique; art; skill; move
particularly; only; in the case of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
impossible to do (although wants to)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
don't worry; no worries; never mind