to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
this and that; one thing or another
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
to care for someone; to look after someone
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
postcard; memo; note; card
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
to palm off; to force a sale
underground train; subway
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
outside the country; abroad
pregnancy; conception; gestation
infancy; childhood; tender age
commerce; trade; business
this and that; one thing or another
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)