difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
they; those guys; those fellows
the opposite direction; the other way
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the same; the said; likewise
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
state of mind; mentality; psychology
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to flare up; to burst into flames
deceiving; cheating; fooling
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake