difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to whine; to make feeble complaints
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to pay attention; to be watchful
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
attendance; presence; appearance
human relations; personal relationships
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble