cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
respect and affection; love and respect
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
political issue (problem)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
intelligence agency; secret service
major powers of the world; great powers
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
source of worry; source of distress
each nation; many nations; many countries
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
reassuring; stout-hearted; firm; courageous
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)