difficult to ...; hard to ...
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
samurai; warrior; military family
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
prospects of victory; chances of success
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to be helpful; to be useful
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
clear; precise; definite; distinct
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
if so; in that case; in that situation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
living thing; living creature; animal; life
pessimism; disappointment