difficult to ...; hard to ...
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
antiques; old works of art
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
main purpose; primary objective
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
person concerned; interested party; related party
scandal; deplorable event
first of all; first thing
to be settled; to be brought to an end
main; principal; chief; primary; major
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to exert oneself; to make efforts
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be bony; to be angular
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to kill; to choke the life out of
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to make a fool of someone
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to approach; to draw near
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash