difficult to ...; hard to ...
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
modesty; humility; being humble
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
innocent; cherubic; childlike
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
several times; a few times
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
custom; practice; convention; precedent
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in search of; in order to look for
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme