difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ratio; proportion; percentage
advanced level; high grade; senior
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
training; drill; practice; discipline
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
almost; roughly; approximately
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
but; however; provided that
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to employ; to hire; to charter
elementary level; beginner level
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)