diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
will not do; do not; does not
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
very rich person; the super rich
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
directions; instructions; orders; command
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to overdo; to do too much
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded