knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
on the occasion of; at the time of
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
after school (at the end of the day)
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
manservant; male attendant; valet
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back