substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
already; now; no longer; not any more
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
irritation; annoyance; frustration
in comparison to; rather than
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be needed; to be wanted
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to dance; to perform dance steps
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to some extent; to a certain extent
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more