to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to lose heart; to lose motivation
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
comfort; consolation; diversion
scope; extent; scope (i.e. an optical device); scope (of a name binding)
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to comfort; to console; to amuse
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
pre-war days; before the war
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
flexible body (esp. in gymnastics); agile physique
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
side job; sideline; subsidiary business