to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
cannot be compared with; no match for
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
the same generation; coeval
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
comparatively; relatively
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
so; like this; in this way
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect