difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
hello; good day; good afternoon
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
way of talking; speaking style
great difference; major mistake
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
way one walks; one's walk
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend