noun / ~する noun:

• swinging hard

noun:

• fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water
• water vessel used for a baby's first bath

expression / ichidan verb:

• to work hard; to make an effort

expression / adjective:

• hard to imagine

noun:

• wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids)
• teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids ➜ 半挿【はんぞう】

noun / ~する noun:

• studying hard; cramming - abbreviation ➜ 猛勉強

noun:

• hard tick; ixodid ➜ ヒメダニ

noun:

• hard hat; safety helmet

noun:

• hard error - IT term

adjective:

• hard to do - suru verb ending

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to work hard; to work diligently

expression:

• study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder [literal] - proverb

noun:

• hard sector - IT term

noun:

• hard-working farmer or agriculturalist

noun:

• the sound of striking something hard

expression:

• hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

noun:

• hard water ➜ 軟水

noun:

• hard copy - IT term

noun:

• hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow) - onomatopoeia
• rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; googly eyes
• rattling sound

noun:

• hard contact lens

noun:

• hard sectoring - IT term

noun:

• hard life; life of austerity - four character idiom

noun:

• hard luck; misfortune

noun:

• open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")

noun:

• hard rubber (e.g. ebonite, vulcanite)