trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to be discouraged; to shrink from
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to crumble away; to collapse
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
doing whatever one pleases
sorry; excuse me; thank you
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
rest; break; recess; intermission
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
assortment; assorted; assorting
(instruction) manual; handbook
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
one thin flat object; one sheet
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
every month; each month; monthly
planning; project; plan; design
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer