to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
in the same way as; just like
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
open; spacious; extensive
three sides; small offering stand
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
to be lacking in options; to be too few
horseplay; fooling around
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
useless; vain; aimless; idle
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder