instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
table tennis table; ping-pong table
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
journal; magazine; periodical
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
healthy; sound; wholesome
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
kindergartener; preschooler
program (e.g. TV); programme
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker