difficult to ...; hard to ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to concern; to be related
ostensible (surface) reason
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
jail sentence; imprisonment
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
one's home country; one's homeland
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
(possibly) defective item; as-is item; item sold as is
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away