difficult to ...; hard to ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
accurate; correct; precise; exact
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to face on; to look out on to
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
stairs; stairway; staircase
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
former name for makushita division
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
beginning; outset; first; onset
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to repeat; to do something over again
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect