taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
break in time; interruption; pause
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
graduation ceremony; commencement
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)