setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
very much; exceedingly; extremely
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to buy again; to buy anew
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
very popular; highly favoured
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
tone (of voice); manner of talking
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
strength; power; proficiency; ability
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable