soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
changing clothes; change of clothes
general idea; concept; notion
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to strip and leave clothes lying around
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
hairdresser; hairdressing
and then; and so; and; so then
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment