difficult to ...; hard to ...
to approach; to draw near
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
perfect; complete; flawless
trembling from fear; trembling all over
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
in addition; besides this; twice
outrageous lie; outright lie
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
complete recovery; healing
to slap; to strike; to spank
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for