difficult to ...; hard to ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to indicate; to show; to point to
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to shake one's head (in denial)
ago; since; before; previous
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently