to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
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)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well