knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
restricted; confined; unfree
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
light brown; golden brown
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
arm; skill; efforts; ability
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)