difficult to ...; hard to ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
myself; yourself; I; me; you
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to be helpful; to be useful
study; diligence; discount; reduction