substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
speaking voice; talking voice
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
breathing of a sleeping person
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
regulation; adjustment; control
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten