to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
homosexuality; homosexual love
to concern; to be related
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
job; work; duties; trade; skill
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
not yet known; unknown; strange
smallish; on the small side
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative