pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
way of talking; speaking style
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
plump; chubby; voluptuous
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
first-rate; finest quality; the best
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to begin to walk; to set out
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
discovery; detection; finding
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
trio; gang of three; threesome
one person; another name; nickname; alias
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
stillness; repose; standing still
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
walking (with heavy steps); tramping; lumbering; clumping
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do