difficult to ...; hard to ...
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
armor and helmet (armour)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
remarkable; striking; obvious
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
the same; the said; likewise
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
rather; sooner; preferably
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
triangle; triangular shape
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
guidelines for action; personal principles
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen