replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
scattered animal feed; ground bait
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to be led by; to be headed by
killing two birds with one stone
unit; (musical) group; band
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
change; transition; vicissitudes
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
hello; good day; good afternoon