to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(finishing something) suddenly; abruptly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
so; like this; in this way
to relax; to feel at home
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
hey there; I say; see here
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
new town (esp. planned satellite towns of Osaka Prefecture); new housing development
number one; first; best; most; game; round
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
finding employment; getting a job
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
bubble economy (of Japan, 1986-1991)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness