hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to one's delight; to one's joy
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
serious look (on one's face); straight face
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
likability; favorability; popularity
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
3rd day of the month; three days
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
all night long; all through the night
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
casserole; heavy saucepan; stewpot
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
stifled (laughter); simmering
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos