to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to overdo; to do too much
second; number two; runner-up
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to happen to hear; to overhear
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
if you think about it; come to think of it
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
like water; like it grows on trees
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
green grass; young (fresh) grass
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to like; to love; to be fond of
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
the same kind; accomplice; partner
care; precaution; guarding; caution