beginning; outset; first; onset
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
footwear; footgear; shoes
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
extermination; expulsion; destruction
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
assorted grains; cereals; millet
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.