substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to write down; to record; to register
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to spend time (on doing something)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
item; article; dish; course; finest item
second (unit of time); arc second
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
competing; competition; auction
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
price; cost; value; worth; value
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
discretion; judgement; judgment
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
nonchalant air; unruffled air
material; materials; data; information; documents
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to copy (down); to transcribe
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
that's the way it is; such is life
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand