to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
semi-transparent; translucent
offense and defense; offence and defence
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
student accommodation; student dormitory
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
absorption; suction; attraction
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
above the clouds; the heavens
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
automatic; intransitive verb
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
kiss scene; kissing scene
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
from here; from this place
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto