to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
the big two...; two major...; two main...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
proper; right; reasonable
realistic; practical; feasible
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
national border; provincial border
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
bashful; shameful; ashamed
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
main question; real issue at hand
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to carry around; to carry on one's person
compact; portable; easy-to-use; handy
indeed; really; truly; very much
paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
technical book; specialized book; treatise
preface; foreword; preamble
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
overlooking; turning a blind eye