conjunction:

• instead; but (on the other hand)

adverb:

• rather; better; instead

adverb:

• on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

noun:

• kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character
• kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading

adverb:

• instead of; for; as; in exchange for; in return (for); to make up for ➜ 代わり【かわり】・代わり【かわり】・代わり【かわり】

noun:

• "new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi - Sumo term

noun:

• sumo wrestling using strength instead of technique

expression:

• intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty - from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off

expression:

• instead of; replacing ➜ にかわり
• on behalf of

noun:

• golf-like game using mallets instead of clubs - From English "mallet golf"

expression:

• instead of; replacing
• on behalf of

noun:

• policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation - four character idiom

noun:

• wooden board used on the ridge-ends of a roof instead of an onigawara tile (sometimes covered in copper sheeting) ➜ 鬼瓦

noun:

• making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job - From English "point make"

noun:

• writing some characters (esp. complex kanji) of a compound as kana instead of kanji - e.g. しょう油, 宝くじ

noun:

• card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta) ➜ 読み札

adverb:

• without (doing); instead of

noun:

• soft tennis; tennis played with soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls ➜ 硬式テニス【こうしきテニス】・ソフトテニス

expression:

• it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself [literal] - proverb

noun:

• goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels
• fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff ➜ ぱちもの

noun:

• quick bread; bread made with baking powder instead of yeast

noun:

• substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one

noun:

• forming by hand (instead of using a potter's wheel, etc.); handwork

noun:

• starting the new school year from autumn (instead of spring); autumnal admission; fall matriculation