hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
bold; daring; unflappable
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
court lady; lady-in-waiting
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
reality; actuality; hard fact
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
epic film; big-budget movie
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct