hours of operation (of a machine, etc.); uptime
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to become inverted; to become reversed
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
circulation; dissemination
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
spouse; wife; husband; partner
reshuffling; job rotation
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to look around; to look towards (us)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
world; society; people; the public
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
to check; to stop; to keep back
clear solution; clean decision
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring