difficult to ...; hard to ...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
study; learning; tutorial
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
government; administration
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
schoolgirl; female student
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
long ago; previous; of a former age
several years; a few years
guess; speculation; supposition
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
this is why; this means; it is the case that
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
family a woman has married into
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
haori (Japanese formal coat)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots