to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
rhyming game; play on words; pun
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
winner; victor; conqueror
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
glad countenance; joyful look
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to blow off; to be blown off
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
sporty girl; athletic girl
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
lowly people (Edo period); eta
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
March; third month of the lunar calendar
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
(physical) growth; development
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
theatre-going; theater-going
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
grilling over an open flame