difficult to ...; hard to ...
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
extensive knowledge; erudition
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
look!; there!; here!; that is
family; relatives; dependents; household
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
each and all; every single one; everybody
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
even if; even though; however; no matter how
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)