difficult to ...; hard to ...
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
loveable; very likeable; like very much
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
such; this sort of; like this
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause