to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
driving license suspension
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
by myself; in person; by oneself
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)