brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
3000; three thousand; many
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
solution; solution strategy
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
(United States of) America; USA
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
briskly; quickly; promptly
bearing; heading; point of the compass
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
Sutra of Immeasurable Life
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed