to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
though; notwithstanding; although
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
participation; joining; entry; adherence
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to discuss; to talk together
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
such; like that; that sort of; very
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!