to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
platoon commander; section commander
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to run through; to run past
to check; to stop; to keep back
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to apply pressure to; to press
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be sacked; to be dismissed
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
manners; behavior; behaviour
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
in proportion to; according to; depending on
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to degenerate; to lapse into
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care