no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
of course; certainly; naturally
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to be conspicuous; to stand out
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
meaning; significance; sense
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
gold and jewels; precious object
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise