to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
authority; power; influence
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
first meeting; first contest between
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)