substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
door; gate; opening; title page
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
serious look (on one's face); straight face
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan