preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
first thing in the morning
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
middle of the night; dead of night
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
late at night; small hours of the morning
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
lightly; easily; carelessly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
woman; female; feminine gender
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
than; from; out of; except; but; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
security blanket; comfort blanket; comfort object
such ... as; or some such