nice; likeable; desirable
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
very much; very many; more and more
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
excerpt; abridgment; abridgement; book of selections
fixed date; appointed day
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
most part; greater part; majority
being settled; coming to a conclusion
undivided attention; concentration
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
somehow; for some reason (or other)
deceased father; late father
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
in person; personally; directly
every place; various places
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
prime of one's working life
to take away; to carry off
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
filial duties; devotion to one's parents
most of all; extremely; supremely
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
financial power; financial means; wealth
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.