substitution; replacement; shifting; change
when it comes to ...; as for ...
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
according to plan; as planned; on target
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
dancing or jumping for joy
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
serious condition; critical condition
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
within; inside of; less than
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
mountain road; mountain trail
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
mountain trail; path up a mountain
all over; all over the place; everywhere
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
halfway (through, complete); midway