hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
book; volume; this; present; main; head
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
children's song; nursery rhyme
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
although I say; although one might say; although called
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say