substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
deadly serious; deadly earnest
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
middle of the night; dead of night
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
small change; coins; small sum of money
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
when it becomes; when it comes to
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
practice; practising; training; study
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to pass (of time); to elapse
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
what with this and that; for a number of reasons