difficult to ...; hard to ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good-for-nothing; worthless
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to turn towards; to point
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over