substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to talk; to chat; to chatter
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to jump at; to be attracted by
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
all present; all concerned; all of us
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
New Year's Eve; December 31
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
association; union; guild
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
first shrine visit of New Year
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook