soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
killing time; staving off boredom
division into equal parts; equal parts
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
legendary; fabled; fabulous
aggressiveness; aggression
well-cooked; well-done; browned
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
redoing; doing over again
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
not yet known; unknown; strange
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
going on a pleasure jaunt
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
a little bit; a little while
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
each and all; every single one; everybody
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
to creep about; to crawl around