hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
welcome; (warm) reception
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
several hundred; hundreds (of)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
this, that and the other; this and that
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
opposite side; opposition
container (e.g. shipping); skip
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
license; licence; permission; driver's license
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
with a momentary flash of light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
long ago; a long time ago; already