replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
girl; lass; young thing; chick
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
feminine; womanly; female
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
entreaty; supplication; petition
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
house built on sand; house of cards
goodness; excellence; virtue
watchdog; chaperone; watcher