difficult to ...; hard to ...
bowel movement; evacuation
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
article; news story; report; account
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
heading; headline; index; headword
extermination; annihilation
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
development; exploitation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
notice; attention; observation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be found; to be discovered
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
imagination; supposition; guess
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on