difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
(short) rest; breather; break
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to rush over; to run up to
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
really; truly; indeed; good grief
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
classification; categorization; sorting
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar