difficult to ...; hard to ...
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
moment; brief space of time
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
other side; opposite side; other party
without cause; without reason
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
offender; criminal; culprit
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
older brother and younger sister
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to be settled; to be brought to an end
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to come to one's senses; to calm down
small; fine; detailed; stingy
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal