upper floor (of a building)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
article to be delivered; present
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
treatment; service; handling; management
to be opposite; to face each other
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
bringing; taking; carrying
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
built-in; fixed; attached
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)