expression:

• hard to replace (with other person)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to face (each other); to be facing ➜ 対する
• to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to
• to receive (a client, etc.)
• to compare with; to contrast with; to be in opposition with; to be opposed to
• to confront; to oppose; to compete with

noun / ~の noun:

• loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items

noun:

• coins; small change - abbreviation ➜ ばら銭

noun:

• mochi (glutinous rice or other grain, sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes) ➜ 粳

noun:

• symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)

prefix noun:

• certain; unnamed; undisclosed; unidentified

noun / prefix noun:

• China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) - archaism

noun:

• original character (i.e. not a character from some other existing work) - abbreviation ➜ オリジナルキャラクター

noun:

• flower charcoal (whereby a flower, seed, branch, or other item of flora is carbonized as is, retaining its form)

~と adverb / adverb / ~する noun:

• sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped - onomatopoeia
• lumpy sensation (e.g. of food) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• little bits; small grains
• bubble wrap (trademark of Kawakami Sangyo Co.) ［プチプチ］ ➜ 気泡緩衝材

noun:

• dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings) ➜ 鈍い【にぶい】

noun:

• super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

noun:

• rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)

noun:

• senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)

noun:

• one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters) - Buddhism term ➜ 六知事

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

noun:

• sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies) - Food term ➜ 巻き寿司

particle:

• or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
• ... or ... - usu. in the form ...なり...なり
• as soon as; right after - after dictionary form verb
• while still; with previous state still in effect - after past tense verb

noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

noun:

• paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)

~の noun:

• print

expression:

• blood libel; false accusation that Jews (or other minorities) murder children to obtain their blood

noun:

• various allowances; (other) benefits

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun / ~する noun:

• jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other) - four character idiom

conjunction:

• instead; but (on the other hand)

noun:

• bag; sack; pouch
• skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
• dead end
• plot of land surrounded by water