replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
forcibly; by force; against one's will
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
condemn the offense, but not the offender
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly