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
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to get narrower; to contract
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
washing machine; (clothes) washer
living by oneself; living alone
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
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
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to yearn for; to pine for
headache inducing; vexing
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down