change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy
duty; function; office; mission; task
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
recommendation; referral; endorsement
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to accumulate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
father; dad; husband; you; he
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to refuse; to decline; to deny
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
don't you think?; indicates question
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment