difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one's house; one's home; one's family
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
right of succession; right to the throne
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
trend of the times; way things are going
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
reality; actuality; hard fact
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to turn towards; to point
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
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
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
the way back; the way home; return trip
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
inattention; absent-mindedness