to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
namely; that is (to say); in other words
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
then; well; so; well then
to urinate; to pee; to piss
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to settle (in a place); to settle down
on the occasion of; at the time of
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
Ikameshi (rice-filled squid); stuffed squid
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
on the brink of; morning and evening; day and night
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
travelling alone; solitary journey
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
one's long-cherished desire
settlement; permanent residency