substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
genuine article; real thing; real deal
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
business; trade; operations; sales
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
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
to telephone; to make a phone call
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
leaving school during a term
life; living; I; me; student
now; the present time; just now; another; more
professional pachinko player