difficult to ...; hard to ...
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to be boiled; to be cooked
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
heating; application of heat
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by