the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
patience; endurance; perseverance
one day; (on) a certain day
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
willpower; energy; vitality
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to recover consciousness; to come to
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling