taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
working away from the office
nightlife districts; drinking districts
changing completely; transformation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
food and drink; eating and drinking
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity