field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
dish dressed with sesame sauce
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
time-out; timeout; timeout
making one's best exertions
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
going the whole distance; pitching a whole game
base on balls; walk; pass
force; the Force (in Star Wars)
the dark side; the seamy side
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
delay; putting off; procrastination
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
father and mother; parents
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
apologies for the crude food
to become attached; to begin to love
to feel depressed; to be down
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to press a question; to cross-examine
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)