to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
difficult to ...; hard to ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
internal organs; intestines; viscera
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
connection; link; relationship
deviation; departure; omission
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be busy at work; to work diligently
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink