I see; that's right; indeed
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
Jōhei era (931.4.26-938.5.22); Shōhei era
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
immortal; undying; indestructible
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
joint struggle; common (united) front
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to be to the point; to be pertinent
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
great laughter; burst of laughter
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
overhasty; rash; premature
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest