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
age; era; period; date
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
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)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
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
generation; lifetime; age
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
same generation; one's generation
representative; exemplary; model
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
earnings from a part-time job
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
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)
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
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
next generation; future generation
historical play; period drama
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
ancient time; age of the gods
instead; but (on the other hand)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
second generation; second; junior
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
modern person; people of today
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
proxy; representative
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)
(one acting as a) foster parent
writing on someone's behalf
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
Meiji period (1868-1912)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
parliamentarian; member of a congress
alternate plan
sales clerk
trend of the times; way things are going
the same age; same period
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
modernization; modernisation
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
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
(imperial) reign; period
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
alternation of generations
pinch-hitting
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
the ancients; ancient people
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
war by proxy; proxy war
representative
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
fortune; property
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
substitution; assignment
modern Japanese; current written style
substitute article; back-up
charge for medicine
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to be antique-looking
chamberlain; castle keeper
(one's) youth; one's younger days
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
land rent
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
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
modern style; modernness
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
permanence; eternity
posterity; future generations
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
answer a roll call for another
Nara period (710-794 CE)
agency; proxy service
historical background
alternately; by turns
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
room for growth; potential; promise
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
representative example
cost of a ticket; price of a ticket
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
telephone bill; telephone rate
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
modern man; modern person; modernist
venue cost; venue fee
surgery costs (fees)
algebra; number of generations (e.g. in imperial succession)
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
ancient history
one's parents' generation
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
modern state; modern nation
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
the good old days; halcyon days
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
alternating; taking turns
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
generations; ages; years
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
modern civilization; modern civilisation
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
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.)
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
intergenerational
substitute article
yakuza coat of arms
successive generations
long era; ages; eternity
the greatest of the day
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
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
brigadier general; commodore
deputy manager; acting manager; acting section chief
reading for another
the n-th generation head of a family
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
chronological order
background research; research into the period
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
modern city; modern town
deputy section or department manager
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
doctor's assistance; doctor's assistant; locum tenens
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
surrogate mother
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
to alternate; to take turns
rent; cover charge
ghost-writing
Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
contemporary history
to alternate; to take turns
contemporary literature; modern literature
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
visiting a temple for another
the modern era; present day
alternative means (alternate); alternative method
proportional representation
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
modern civilization; modern world
substitute for ...
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
snow water; melt water
contemporary novel; modern novel
modern architecture; modernist architecture
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
representative; delegate
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
contemporary philosophy; modern thought
diplomatic mission
a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
Iwashiro (former province located in the west of present-day Fukushima Prefecture)
money for books
well-known; fame
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
age determination; dating
life; lifetime; age; era; reign; rule
room rent
notary public; scribe; amanuensis
Gempei period (late 11th century-late 12th century CE)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty
contemporary life; present-day life
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
glorious reign; enlightened era
substitute runner
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
fee charged at a public bath
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
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)
Spring and Autumn period (of Chinese history, approx. 770-403 BCE)
acting leader (usu. of a party)
working generation; people still working
amanuensis; scribe
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime
cash on delivery; COD
the eighties (age, years, etc.)
subrogation; substitution
substitute device; replacement aircraft
modern art museum; museum of modern art
contemporary drama
the classical period
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
loaner vehicle (e.g. from a garage which is repairing one's vehicle)
free of charge
contemporary art museum; museum of contemporary art
conical wicker hat
substitute teaching
(one acting as a) foster parent
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
scribe; amanuensis
word of recent origin; neologism; recent word; modern term
proceeds from sale; receipts
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
magnificent imperial reign
representative of a board of directors; spokesperson for a board of directors
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
red ocher (ochre)
modernization; modernisation
margin for a seam; seam allowance
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)
feudal period (characterized by the rule of the shogunate, 1185-1867); age of militarist government
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
substitute lecturing; substitute lecturer
phases of the age (times)
drink money; drinking money
parishioner representative
statutory representative; legal representative
modern disease; disease of our time
alternating; taking turns
algebraic expression
meat substitute; meat analogue; fake meat
chargé d'affaires; chargé
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
classical antiquity
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
ice age; glacial period
modern poetry; modern-style poetry
ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)
historical times; historical period
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
time charge for a geisha
sensitivity to the times; sense of the times
substitute article; back-up
money to see one over the New Year period
modern drama; modern theater
geological age; geological era
main (switchboard) number; main telephone (phone) number
alternating; taking turns
advocacy; pleading by proxy; speaking for another; attorney
characteristics of an age
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
execution by proxy; subrogation (of administrative acts)
something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead
cost for leasing
main telephone number
the greatest of the day
millennial generation
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)
ancient Greek (language)
Jōgan period (of art history, 859-877 CE)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
tooling cost; mold price
current (present-day) English
services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul
Tanuma period (1767-1786 CE)
lignitized Japanese cedar; lignitised Japanese cedar
Keien period (between the end of the Russo- Japanese War and the Taisho Political Crisis, approx. 1905-1912)
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
overlap width; margin for pasting together (e.g. two pieces of paper); elbowroom; leeway; room
modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages); Meiji and Taishō period modern Japanese
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
police custody; police detention; substitute prison
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (of China; 907-979)
representative system
to relieve each other; to take turns (to do)
non-substitutable; irreplaceable; unique; non-fungible
meat substitute; meat analogue; cheaper meat used in place of beef or pork
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
basal metabolic rate; BMR
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
ancient Greek (language)
seven generations of (celestial) gods
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind
Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
(mobile broadband) data cost
honeymoon period (e.g. between two countries)
money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
alternately; in turn; one after the other
one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity
Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi)
ancient cloth fragment
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
assisting town official (Edo period)
lady's pin money; cosmetics expense
vicarious management
to squander one's fortunes
substitute player; substitution
not up with the times; out of touch
alternately; in turn; one after the other
pension replacement rate; income substitution rate (of the public pension)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
Rashidun period (the period of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, 632-661 CE)
F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross
representativeness; (level of) representation
Ritsuryo period (mid 7th-10th centuries CE)
representing others in a conference
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
hard to replace (with other person)
agency; acting official
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
Great Interregnum (gap between Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rule of the Holy Roman Empire, approx. 1254-1273 CE)
expenses for rent of space, land, etc.
The Chronicles (books of the Bible)
hard to replace (with other person)
exchange (something)
deputy estate steward; deputy jitō
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
Ancient Egyptian (language)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
substitute; placeholder
substitute actor; stand-in; double
era in which university places outnumber university applicants; era of declining enrollment
payment for another; payment by proxy; paying in kind; paying with a substitute
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to relieve each other; to take turns (to do)
electoral system comprised of single-seat constituencies and proportionally represented multiple-seat constituencies
representative government
Yatsushiro Station
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)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
substitute article
replacement warship
new money; nouveau riche; person who has amassed substantial wealth in his lifetime
preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil
Modern Monetary Theory; Modern Money Theory; neo-chartalism
Azuchi period (first half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, 1568-1582)
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
shift (of workmen)
to be antique-looking
glorious reign of the Emperor
regional representation
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
ancient cloth fragment
decade (of age); the ...ties
Shokuhō period (i.e. the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1568-1600)
eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; for many generations to come
assignment statement
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)
cash on delivery; COD
(Japanese) imperial succession
current era of excessive eating; era in which there is more than enough food; age of plenty; age of plentiful food
substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one
age determination method; dating technique
Yamato period (300-550 CE)
prosperous era
the worthy will be remembered; (lit.) humans (last) one generation; names (last) forever
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
the present era
generation comprising those who were children during WW2 (in Japan)
being unsurpassed (unparalleled) at present
for ever and ever; (through) eternity; countless ages; till the end of time
conference of representatives
substitute priest
houseleek (any plant species of genus Sempervivum)
alternating; taking turns
curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
portion; one's share
one-time fee for grave land rental
goodwill; intangible assets (part of the acquisition price of a business paid for the name and reputation of the company rather than tangible assets)
generation ship (science fiction); interstellar ark
godfather
era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi
intergenerational; of different generations
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
contemporary dance; modern dance
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); acting as spokesman (for); representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)
magazine's price
adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer
Nara period (710-794 CE)
ancient language; ancient word; Old Japanese; Japanese as spoken from the end of the 6th century to the end of the Nara period
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
binding margin; gutter; seam allowance
generation of young people (esp. of the 1970s) apathetic about social issues
intergenerational (social) exchange
once in an emperor's reign; event that takes place only once in a sovereign's reign
food expenses
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
hereditary succession
Bunka-Bunsei period (approx. 1804-1830 CE)
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
assignment operator; substitution operator
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
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)
substitute kanji; jōyō kanji used in place of a non-jōyō kanji
shaved part of the forehead
special coaching stock awarded to retired grand champion
native raspberry (Rubus parvifolius)
waiting in place of someone else
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
Fifth Generation Computer System; FGCS
pro-verb (e.g. "to do")
(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.