substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
great difference; big difference; wide margin
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
something; some kind of; for some reason
voice training; vocal exercises
hello; good day; good afternoon
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
civilized society; civilised society
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle