to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
failure; mistake; blunder
tone (of voice); manner of talking
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to be silent; to say nothing
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
nothing much (of one's own gift, etc.)
interruption; suspension; break
to become dim; to become blurred
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain