taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
advance payment; money paid in advance
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
counter for chairs or seats
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
department of Japanese literature
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
number of copies; circulation
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
colored pencil; coloured pencil
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
ruled line; rule; chart; crease; score; border
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean