Keyword
substitute
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1080
Readings
だい
(67%)
(21%)
しろ
(3%)
たい
(2%)
(2%)
(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 (919 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
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
instead; but (on the other hand)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
generation; the world; the age
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
age; era; period; date
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
successive generations; successive emperors
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
first generation; founder
the same generation; coeval
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
alternately; by turns
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
representative; delegate
Edo period (1603-1868)
one's high school days
the next era
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
substitution
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
generation; lifetime; age
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
same generation; one's generation
representative; exemplary; model
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
earnings from a part-time job
thousand years; very long period; forever
three generations; three periods; third generation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
next generation; future generation
historical play; period drama
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
ancient time; age of the gods
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
instead; but (on the other hand)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
second generation; second; junior
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
modern person; people of today
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
proxy; representative
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
alternately; by turns
antique; vintage item
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
forever; in perpetuity
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
Heian period (794-1185)
writing on someone's behalf
(one acting as a) foster parent
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
alternate plan
Meiji period (1868-1912)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
parliamentarian; member of a congress
trend of the times; way things are going
sales clerk
the same age; same period
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
modernization; modernisation
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
assistant instructor
cost of a meal (or meals)
electric utility expense
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
(imperial) reign; period
alternation of generations
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
pinch-hitting
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
the ancients; ancient people
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
war by proxy; proxy war
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
representative
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
modern Japanese; current written style
fortune; property
substitution; assignment
substitute article; back-up
charge for medicine
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to be antique-looking
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
land rent
(one's) youth; one's younger days
chamberlain; castle keeper
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
modern style; modernness
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
posterity; future generations
permanence; eternity
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
previous generation; former ages
annals; chronicle; chronology
drink money; drinking money
present-day science; modern science
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
change of government; regime change
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
historical background
answer a roll call for another
Nara period (710-794 CE)
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
agency; proxy service
alternately; by turns
room for growth; potential; promise
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
representative example
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
telephone bill; telephone rate
venue cost; venue fee
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
modern man; modern person; modernist
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
surgery costs (fees)
algebra; number of generations (e.g. in imperial succession)
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
the good old days; halcyon days
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
modern state; modern nation
ancient history
one's parents' generation
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
modern civilization; modern civilisation
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
alternating; taking turns
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
generations; ages; years
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
yakuza coat of arms
intergenerational
substitute article
successive generations
long era; ages; eternity
the greatest of the day
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
wickerwork
successive generations
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
brigadier general; commodore
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
reading for another
the n-th generation head of a family
background research; research into the period
chronological order
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
modern city; modern town
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
deputy section or department manager
surrogate mother
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
doctor's assistance; doctor's assistant; locum tenens
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
the modern era; present day
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
contemporary history
to alternate; to take turns
ghost-writing
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
rent; cover charge
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
to alternate; to take turns
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
substitute for ...
contemporary literature; modern literature
proportional representation
visiting a temple for another
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
modern civilization; modern world
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
modern architecture; modernist architecture
snow water; melt water
contemporary novel; modern novel
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
representative; delegate
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
diplomatic mission
a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
well-known; fame
Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)
contemporary philosophy; modern thought
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty
age determination; dating
money for books
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
contemporary life; present-day life
fee charged at a public bath
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
room rent
Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)
working generation; people still working
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
glorious reign; enlightened era
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
substitute runner
acting leader (usu. of a party)
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
the eighties (age, years, etc.)
cash on delivery; COD
Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
Ashikaga period (i.e. the Muromachi period, 1333-1573 CE)
amanuensis; scribe
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
modern art museum; museum of modern art
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime
contemporary drama
scribe; amanuensis
subrogation; substitution
substitute device; replacement aircraft
loaner vehicle (e.g. from a garage which is repairing one's vehicle)
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
the classical period
conical wicker hat
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
free of charge
(one acting as a) foster parent
contemporary art museum; museum of contemporary art
substitute teaching
word of recent origin; neologism; recent word; modern term
to change hands; to be succeeded
Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)
pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster; casuist; sophist
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
proceeds from sale; receipts
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
representative of a board of directors; spokesperson for a board of directors
magnificent imperial reign
division of history into periods; periodization (in history)
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on October 22); Jidai Festival
substitute land
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
taking turns; relieving the guard
modern music; contemporary music
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
margin for a seam; seam allowance
modernization; modernisation
red ocher (ochre)
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
generation after generation; (for) generations to come
charge d'affaires of embassy
performing as a substitute; standing in (for)
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate, 1185-1867); age of militarist government
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
substitute lecturing; substitute lecturer
parishioner representative
phases of the age (times)
drink money; drinking money
statutory representative; legal representative
substitute article; back-up
modern disease; disease of our time
alternating; taking turns
algebraic expression
meat substitute; meat analogue; fake meat
chargé d'affaires; chargé
classical antiquity
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
ice age; glacial period
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
modern poetry; modern-style poetry
historical times; historical period
ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)
time charge for a geisha
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
money to see one over the New Year period
modern drama; modern theater
geological age; geological era
alternating; taking turns
advocacy; pleading by proxy; speaking for another; attorney
main (switchboard) number; main telephone (phone) number
characteristics of an age
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead
cost for leasing
execution by proxy; subrogation (of administrative acts)
millennial generation
main telephone number
the greatest of the day
Hakuho period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)
curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture)
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
Jōgan period (of art history, 859-877 CE)
ancient Greek (language)
services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages); Meiji and Taishō period modern Japanese
lignitized Japanese cedar; lignitised Japanese cedar
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
Tanuma period (1767-1786 CE)
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
current (present-day) English
overlap width; margin for pasting together (e.g. two pieces of paper); elbowroom; leeway; room
tooling cost; mold price
Keien period (between the end of the Russo- Japanese War and the Taisho Political Crisis, approx. 1905-1912)
representative system
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
police custody; police detention; substitute prison
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (of China; 907-979)
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
(mobile broadband) data cost
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
honeymoon period (e.g. between two countries)
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind
to relieve each other; to take turns (to do)
basal metabolic rate; BMR
money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
meat substitute; meat analogue; cheaper meat used in place of beef or pork
Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
seven generations of (celestial) gods
ancient Greek (language)
non-substitutable; irreplaceable; unique; non-fungible
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
assisting town official (Edo period)
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
not up with the times; out of touch
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
alternately; in turn; one after the other
substitute player; substitution
to squander one's fortunes
F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross
vicarious management
alternately; in turn; one after the other
lady's pin money; cosmetics expense
ancient cloth fragment
hard to replace (with other person)
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
representing others in a conference
Great Interregnum (gap between Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rule of the Holy Roman Empire, approx. 1254-1273 CE)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
agency; acting official
pension replacement rate; income substitution rate (of the public pension)
expenses for rent of space, land, etc.
Rashidun period (the period of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, 632-661 CE)
representativeness; (level of) representation
Ritsuryo period (mid 7th-10th centuries CE)
substitute; placeholder
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
payment for another; payment by proxy; paying in kind; paying with a substitute
Yatsushiro Station
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
era in which university places outnumber university applicants; era of declining enrollment
representative government
The Chronicles (books of the Bible)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
hard to replace (with other person)
to relieve each other; to take turns (to do)
exchange (something)
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
deputy estate steward; deputy jitō
substitute actor; stand-in; double
Ancient Egyptian (language)
assignment statement
current era of excessive eating; era in which there is more than enough food; age of plenty; age of plentiful food
Azuchi period (first half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1582)
age determination method; dating technique
Shokuhō period (i.e. the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1568-1600)
Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
replacement warship
Suiko period (i.e. the Asuka period, esp. under the reign of Empress Suiko, approx. 592-628 CE)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
regional representation
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
decade (of age); the ...ties
to be antique-looking
Yamato period (300-550 CE)
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
prosperous era
shift (of workmen)
cash on delivery; COD
new money; nouveau riche; person who has amassed substantial wealth in his lifetime
eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; for many generations to come
ancient cloth fragment
Modern Monetary Theory; Modern Money Theory; neo-chartalism
(Japanese) imperial succession
substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one
substitute article
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
glorious reign of the Emperor
intergenerational; of different generations
food expenses
godfather
era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi
generation of young people (esp. of the 1970s) apathetic about social issues
the present era
alternating; taking turns
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
goodwill; intangible assets (part of the acquisition price of a business paid for the name and reputation of the company rather than tangible assets)
one-time fee for grave land rental
binding margin; gutter; seam allowance
ancient language; ancient word; Old Japanese; Japanese as spoken from the end of the 6th century to the end of the Nara period
contemporary dance; modern dance
substitute priest
curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer
intergenerational (social) exchange
the worthy will be remembered; (lit.) humans (last) one generation; names (last) forever
generation comprising those who were children during WW2 (in Japan)
magazine's price
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
portion; one's share
Nara period (710-794 CE)
Bunka-Bunsei period (approx. 1804-1830 CE)
once in an emperor's reign; event that takes place only once in a sovereign's reign
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
houseleek (any plant species of genus Sempervivum)
hereditary succession
generation ship (science fiction); interstellar ark
for ever and ever; (through) eternity; countless ages; till the end of time
assignment operator; substitution operator
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
conference of representatives
payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; paying on behalf (of); acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
substitute for ...
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
to be antique-looking
drink money; drinking money
Nara period (710-794 CE)
alternating; taking turns
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on October 22); Jidai Festival
margin for a seam; seam allowance
generation after generation; (for) generations to come
praying by proxy; applying by proxy
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
alternative name; alternate name; assumed name of a customer in a brothel (for anonymity); stage name
ancient cloth fragment
hard to replace (with other person)
hard to replace (with other person)
seven generations of (celestial) gods
signing by proxy
portion; one's share
informal family crest; auxiliary crest
(Japanese) imperial succession
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
pro-verb (e.g. "to do")
waiting in place of someone else
silverthorn (species of oleaster, Elaeagnus pungens); thorny elaeagnus; thorny olive
silverthorn (species of oleaster, Elaeagnus pungens); thorny elaeagnus; thorny olive
goodwill; intangible assets (part of the acquisition price of a business paid for the name and reputation of the company rather than tangible assets)
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
native raspberry (Rubus parvifolius)
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
shaved part of the forehead
(a) new month starts
head steward (of an estate)
one who offers prayer in place of another
parliamentary system
representative government
sign for another
car running on substitute fuel
godmother
mail-order department; branch store
era of Japanese imperialism (esp. Korea)
chronicles; annals
Mesolithic; Middle Stone Age
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
grinding allowance
representative of Gifu and Mie prefectures
to move along with the times
to move along with the times
abuses of the times
highly-esteemed emperor's reign
alternation of nuclear phases
era during the 1950s dominated by grand champions Tochinishiki and Wakanohana I
era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana
era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi
era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II
dividing up a fishing catch
company president, with responsibility to represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
unheard-of; unparalleled
interference; jamming
to stop an inside seam rolling about; to press open a seam (and open the left and right sides out)
this world (life) and the next; eternity
proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained
proportional representation system in which votes are cast for a publicly available list of party members or for individual members of that list
ancient times; times of old; time long since passed
protohistory (the period between prehistory and history)
cutting stock (extra material cut off in machining operations as a safety margin for tolerances); machining allowance
Chronicles I (book of the Bible)
Chronicles II (book of the Bible)
Copper Age (period in which metal tools started to be used alongside stone tools)
pre-Jomon period (i.e. the preceramic period)
Amarna period (of Egyptian history)
Metal Age (i.e. the Bronze Age and the Iron Age)
Kōnin-Jōgan period (of Japanese art history, approx. 794-894 CE)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
legal representative; legal guardian
for millennia and millennia; for years and years; forever and ever
seven generations of celestial deities
five generations of earthly deities
relative pronoun
algebraically closed field
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
reflexive pronoun (in Japanese grammar only)
alternate track; alternative track
linear algebra; matrix algebra
generation management
alternative class
alternative class
alternate track; alternative track
alternate path; alternative path
alternate path; alternative path
fourth generation language; 4GL
fourth generation language; 4GL
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
quid pro quo sexual harassment
receiving agent services; over the counter payment accepted through convenience stores
representative office (e.g. diplomatic)
representative office (e.g. diplomatic)
algebraic variety; locus defined by polynomial equations
period in the sixth and seventh centuries prior to the Taika reform
time to prepare a rice nursery
subrogation; subrogated performance; payment in subrogation
post-Jōmon period (mainly Hokkaido; 3rd to 7th century BC); epi-Jōmon period
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc.
draft (of a document)
maritime judicial scrivener; marine procedure commission agent
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
collateral securities; substitute securities
collateral securities; substitute securities
bill for article
travel agent; reseller (of tour packages, etc.)
Hadean; Hadean eon
payment in substitutes; accord and satisfaction; substitute performance
wholesale price
relation algebra; relational algebra
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off)
shelf space rent; shelf space fee
Cryptozoic (period)
to be up-to-date; to be relevant; to respond to the times
(mobile broadband) data cost
many years; ages
cursive kanji form used as a syllabary (Heian period); ancient kana
points awarded for scoring combinations
chargé d'affaires ad interim; acting chargé d'affaires
gendaika; modern, non-traditional school of ikebana
thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs
taccad (any plant of family Taccaceae)
taccad (any plant of family Taccaceae)
Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Examples (200 in total)
I remember my school days very well.
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.