難

fire escape ladder

Passion Play

person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.

Abbreviation

net cafe refugee; homeless person living in an Internet cafe

hard to replace (with other person)

sudden or unexpected disaster

hard to choose between (because both are excellent); equally matched; of comparable quality

(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other

unable to decline; hard to refuse

being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place

rescue helicopter

internally displaced person

Proverb; Su verb - precursor to the modern suru

hardship makes the man

victim; martyr

nanba walking; walking with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync

difficult to make friends with

nanba running; running with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync

Passion music

labor shortage; labour shortage

Law

Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act

difficult to translate; untranslatable

difficult to explain

difficulty of obtaining

Proverb

study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder