to some extent; to a certain extent
restoration; repair; mending
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
letter; missive; note; mail
periodic; regular; routine
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to look away; to avert one's eyes
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
I see; that's right; indeed
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
password; watchword; motto; slogan
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
low (level, value, price, etc.)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to suit; to match; to become; to be like