to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
thrift; economy; frugality
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
consequently; as a result; in the end
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
adopted daughter; foster daughter
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
based on; built on; made from
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to say; to tell; to state; to do
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
on sale; available (to buy)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
original author (of a work)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)