difficult to ...; hard to ...
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
another day; some other day
tenth day of the month; ten days
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
unfairness; injustice; partiality
pessimism; disappointment
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
expression; look; countenance; face
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
servant; manservant; menial
violent emotion; passion; fury
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind