to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(only) one option; one possible choice
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
advance payment; money paid in advance
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
retention; maintenance; preservation
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
that's a different matter; that's a different story
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family