a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
putting into operation; invocation
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
discovery; detection; finding
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
observer; watchman; lifeguard