soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
glove (esp. sports); globe
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
intimidation; threat; bluster
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
cross; crossed; cruciform
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to get between; to be caught in
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to be responsive; to show immediate results
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end