Keyword
substitute
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1080
Readings
だい
(68%)
か
(21%)
しろ
(3%)
たい
(2%)
が
(1%)
よ
(1%)
かわ
(1%)
Composed of
thin person
shoot with a bow
Mnemonic

How do you become someone's substitute? You shoot that person with a bow. Then you hide the body and pretend you're them. Flawless!

Used in kanji (5 in total)
sack
lend
blue-black
old name for a Chinese mountain
Used in vocabulary (1056 in total)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Examples (200 in total)
What wonderful times we live in now.
Times are changing, you know.
Then, shall we study magic instead?
I'll give the address instead.
A new era requires new research.
Instead of answering, I lightly place my hand on her back.
This song has been loved across the ages.
That's my teacher from my university days.
Surely I am not the only one with such memories of boyhood.
Instead of words, music was playing in my head.
It doesn't matter how many generations back it was.
Such problems arose in our generation as well.
I had known about it since my father's day.
I'd heard the captain was thirty-something.
If it's an errand, shall I go in your place?
Shall I pay for the coffee?
No, a leader is needed to create a new era.
Are there any kids who made the representative team?
I became the representative for Tokyo.
In return, I'll give you all a generous reward.
He is in his forties, or perhaps still in his thirties.
You can't fight the tide of the times.
In those days, society was in chaos.
So, please take care of organizing the warehouse for me.
Please take over for me later.
A means to replace it was necessary.
Could you switch places with me for a moment?
Which means the owner has most likely changed.
Shall we switch seats?
There's a new king now; we don't have to obey, do we?
Because they are ancient items, it is rare for them to function perfectly.
Naturally, the hotel bill is on me too.
Somehow, that sounded like the cry of today's young people.
Cooking is one of the beauties born of the modern age.
The other one was a woman in her thirties with a plain appearance.
Then at least let me pay for the highway tolls!
We have developed tools instead of magic.
I've been told we can bring in a temp as a replacement.
And in place of the hope I let go, I sought the truth.
It seems that this is a substitute for paper.
Oh, right. It's not much in return, but there's something I want to give you.
But there is no one who can take the place of your mother.
I'll buy you a replacement soon, so will you forgive me?
So you came in place of the teacher!
Don't just stand there watching; give me a replacement knife.
Um, I'll give you this instead.
In return, I will definitely pay you back, okay?
I think I want to help someone instead.
Instead, it is enough to have one good quality that no one can match.
The performance of ancient weapons is truly fascinating.
This cannot be made with modern science.
I return to my room and put the money into the wallet I have been using since middle school.
However, it was something that could not even be called a conversation.
It is not something that can be handled so easily.
It is a thing that not only children but also adults are sure to become obsessed with.
Let's look for the item we came for.
It is not worth making a fuss over.
At the wedding, I gave a speech on behalf of the couple's friends.
These days, we live in an age that values the individual over the group.
I started up the terminal and pulled up the data on the national team players.
My family ran a coffee shop that had been around since my grandfather's day.
I will send a replacement.
Ellie answers as the representative.
This is a little gift as a token of my thanks.
That's a completely useless thing.
When you were born, the former head of the family, your grandfather, was still alive, you see.
This mansion was built by the previous head of the family.
Come to think of it, the previous chairman said something similar, right?
The previous lord wished for a quiet life in the castle.
The previous company president was a very strict person.
I can't keep up with the times anymore.
It must have been hard for you in many ways after the previous head of the family passed away.
People of all generations come here.
No, there's still the job of training the next generation.
That is why every household tends to consist mostly of people from the same generation.
Times change, and generations change.
People are calling me one of the strongest of my generation, you know.
However, the cost is great.
There is also a cost.
I don't ask for any compensation for it.
That is the price that must be paid.
I've already received compensation.
I don't need any compensation.
As expected, the era in which this ruin was built and its background remain a mystery.
It is an era more than fifteen hundred years in the future, counting from the twenty-third century.
It is called by a different name to distinguish it from the predecessor.
In the meantime, I am supposed to show my face as a stand-in.
I reluctantly decide to choose a proxy.
I've ended up having to act as a stand-in, you see.
As payment for buying it on your behalf, that's more than enough, isn't it?
I have come as a representative.
No, it's the kind of thing you'd doubt even exists.
If you're going to do it, let's switch now.
Since it's the last one anyway, I want to make a player substitution.
Where do we switch drivers?
Everyone must be feeling uneasy about the sudden change in leadership.
Trends are a mirror that reflects the times.
The first president of this company was my grandfather.
Emphasizing knowledge is the policy of the previous principal.
I came to apologize on behalf of our faction.
Now is the era when women are given status equal to that of men!
It is a tactic that was often adopted in the era of the old civilization.
This time, it was merely a matter of prioritizing ancient traditions.
From now on, it will become an era where scholarship is important.
Were the two of them in their thirties at that time?
In return, I'll be expecting some cool accessories as a thank-you.
A drawback is that the cost of feed is high.
Instead, let us grant you a blessing.
In modern times, magic itself is also becoming scarce.
In return, stop following me around from now on.
Hearing that, the founder laughed heartily.
I intend to devote myself to being the class representative.
All of those lands have been passed down from generation to generation!
Just what you'd expect from a family of politicians going back generations.
It's a company we've been dealing with for generations.
It's been the rule for generations.
It seems that it has been secretly passed down through generations of parent and child.
But if you're satisfied, let's switch.
He says he'll close the shop within his own generation.
We will pioneer a new era.
I'll accompany you until a replacement guard is found.
Roles by gender and generation were clearly defined.
It is said that sales have been improving by doing agency sales.
So you're saying it would be discourteous to send a child as the representative?
I hear the state will pay the fee later.
Then, this is the payment.
That is the price of the house!
Of course, I'll cover the cost at that time.
I pay the price and send him a modest blessing.
That is a nickname from elementary school days.
The ages are about the same.
But the times and fate shattered those empty dreams of theirs.
The same can be said regardless of era or ethnicity.
It seems that the taxi industry is also in tough times.
It is not an era in which demand continues to expand, as in the Showa period.
Bones of ancient creatures are displayed beyond the transparent glass wall.
I am the acting president!
There are also cases where a lawyer acts on behalf of someone.
I handle various tasks on behalf of my busy master.
This family has practiced medicine for four generations.
But I was confident that I wouldn't lose to girls of the same age.
That said, it is probably unavoidable to end up sticking with people of the same age.
Boys of the same age have never shown their emotions like this.
These days, information spreads quickly, but it is also consumed quickly.
Well, if we leave money for the lodging, it should be fine.
I will assume the position of acting president.
All successive kings were men.
Besides, that's illegal nowadays!
It's the age of impact now, you know.
I don't care about the genre or era of the work.
If it is to follow my conscience, I will accept the cost.
It was an age when the world was at peace and well governed.
We should send replacement personnel for now.
You register five players as substitute personnel.
Let us entrust our hopes to the next generation.
All of them are things that are not available on the market.
It's an item that isn't on the market yet.
That's what the ancient texts said, you know.
I will wipe out evil in Heaven's stead.
I listened to this album to death in my school days.
It somehow reminds me of my student days.
I've had dozens of them since my student days, though.
Please tell me your most enjoyable memory from your student days.
I never won even once during my student days.
Come to think of it, the last time we came here, I was the one who paid instead.
The English proficiency of our generation is skewed.
It will be an era of reform.
Acquisitions using shares instead of cash are not uncommon.
This room is small, but in exchange the rent is cheap.
I'll help you with your homework, but in return you're buying me lunch.
Please explain the difference between the modern era and the contemporary era.
This is a story from a time when humanity had not yet practiced agriculture.
In return, my friends' safety should be guaranteed.
I want to keep this tradition alive and carry it on to the next generation.
We study history from the Edo period to the modern era.
In the Edo period, there were many plays about lovers' suicides.
Mt. Fuji is the mountain that best represents Japan.
The Tanaka family has produced doctors for generations.
In the Edo period, criminals were examined at the magistrate's office.
Photos of all the past principals hang in the principal's office.
Heian-period aristocrats often composed poems.
Nobles in the Heian period wore ceremonial court caps.
This book covers Japanese history from ancient times to the modern era.
He's an architect at the cutting edge of his time.
This shop has been passed down through seven generations since it was founded.
I got the person in the window seat to switch seats with me.
In the Meiji era, Japan adopted Western culture.
This month's electricity bill is 20% higher than last month's.
He is a man who is somewhat slovenly, even though he is already in his fifties.
Sushi is a classic example of Japanese cuisine.
Once you become a manager, you stop getting overtime pay.
Instead, tell me an interesting story another time, okay?
The era name changed, and a new era began.
If you want, shall I take over for you?
Then, I will approve it instead.
Even the cost of a few dozen yen for ammunition starts to feel like a waste.
I remember my school days very well.
The time when such things could happen is past.
This photograph reminds me of enjoyable times when I was a child.
They looked at the photo taken of me when I was a boy and laughed.