to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
that kind; competition; match
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to become dim; to become blurred
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
weak point; unskillfulness
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
interruption; suspension; break
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
admiration; being impressed (by)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event