neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
besides; moreover; in addition
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
wicked thought; wicked mind
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
older employee who does not have much actual work
greeting; a fine thing to say
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer