trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bento; Japanese box lunch
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
how; in what way; by what means
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
natural virtue; personal virtue
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
indicate reason; infers some protest
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
celestial sphere; the heavens
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)