layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
founder of a religious sect
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
cigarette end; cigarette butt
medical examination; checkup; consultation
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
medical treatment; medical care
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
health care professional; medical worker
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
to save; to leave over; to spare
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
waking; waking up; awakening
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
along the road; along the way