(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
to be able to be expressed in words; to be sayable
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of; to make matters worse
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
Japan and Italy; Japanese-Italian
to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
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as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
germ cell; reproductive cell