soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
number of days (times) one has attended
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
explanation; interpretation
planned; scheduled; systematic
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler