substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
accurate; correct; precise; exact
lately; recently; nowadays
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
impossible to do (although wants to)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to deal with a large number
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be found; to be discovered
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
consequence; outcome; result; blame
programme; program; plans; arrangements
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
same; similar; (just) like; equal