substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
genius; prodigy; natural gift
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
tension; mental strain; nervousness
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
each time it happens; at all such times
place; situation; position; location
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through