permanent edition; timeless edition; collector's version; only issue of non-regularly printed magazine or mook
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
voluminous (hair, clothing, etc.); hearty (meal); filling; bulky; full
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
drinking bout; merrymaking
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
contest; comparison; competition
bathing (swimming) in cold water
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to get narrower; to contract
atomic fuel; nuclear fuel
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
washing machine (laundry)
living by oneself; living alone
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)