filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
pleasant feeling; good vibes
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
story; tale; talk; discussion
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
hey there; I say; see here
question; inquiry; enquiry
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
elder sister; older female friend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
something; some kind of; for some reason