to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
clearing one's throat; cough
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
person concerned; interested party; related party
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
release; liberation; acquittal
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
stay of execution; suspended sentence
to give a round of applause; to applaud
innocence; being not guilty
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)