swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat 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 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)
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
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
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
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
personality; style; appearance
sense of unity; sense of oneness
magazine; journal; periodical
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
wild beast; wild animal; brute
long hair (usu. of a man)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards