substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
senior high school student
putting into operation; invocation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
contrived; false-sounding
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
confidence; trust; faith; credit
choices; alternatives; options
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to cross the line; to go too far
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
ridiculous; stupid; laughable
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
hurriedly (escaping); (leaving) quickly
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
songwriting (words and music)
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)