to begin; to set about; to start
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
one large ...; a great ...
looking slender in clothing
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
complete; whole; perfect; safe
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
secret; private; surreptitious
to make merry; to be festive
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
good-quality; superior in quality
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
chit; sales slip; voucher