to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
wet nurse; nursing mother
one eye; one of one's eyes
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
in comparison to; rather than
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
curtain; hanging; bunting
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
advanced level; high grade; senior
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
service center; call center
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight