instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
in good health; alive and well; going strong
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
carelessly; inattentively
to wring the neck; to strangle
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
provisional; temporary; tentative
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
established practice; custom
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive