to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
strict order; peremptory command
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
talk; recital; narration; topic
older sister and younger brother
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
private pupil; apprentice
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to gain fame; to make one's name
to make a success in life
future (usually near); prospects
to look forward to something
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to leave this world; to die
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
odds and ends; all; every
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to summon courage; to be brave
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly