degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
firmly rooted; deep-seated
perfect; complete; flawless
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
not caring; not giving a damn
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
older sister; elder sister
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
travelling alone; solitary journey
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough