to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
electrical appliances; electric appliances
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(free) sample; promotional gift
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
moderately wealthy person
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
cartoon-character costume
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
end of consecutive holidays
playback equipment; playback device
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
loop; shape of a hiragana "no"
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
going to and fro; back and forth
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay