この本は特に読むのが難しい。

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

particularly; especially

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky