to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
first-rate; finest quality; the best
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
white whale; whiskers from a gray whale (used in crafts)
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
excellent answer; clever answer
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to have a smattering knowledge of
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
having the rear door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the rear entrance; riding behind on horseback (after a parade, procession, etc.); bringing up the rear; playing slightly behind the beat; riding into a castle last (as the rear guard)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
premature death; untimely death; dying young
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous