to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
in the same way as; just like
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
floor above; floor upstairs
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
divide into four pieces; one fourth
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to forget to say; to forget to mention
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stochastic; probabilistic
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late