knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
several sheets (flat objects)
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
principal occupation; core business
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
questionnaire; survey; poll
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to ask a question; to ask questions
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
cherish the memory of; yearn for
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
high efficiency; high performance
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan