difficult to ...; hard to ...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to be surprised; to be astonished
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
how long; how far; how much
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
all; entire; whole; altogether
forcibly; against one's will
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)