to have a hard time of it
adds force or indicates command
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
woman; female; feminine gender
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
source of worry; source of distress
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
close-cropped hair; shaven head
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sidelocks; hair at the temples
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right