knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be surprised; to be astonished
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)