They went to Takadanobaba street where there was a row of restaurants. He was so stuffed he could hardly move. Being stuffed with food, he found was more painful than being hungry. He also disciplined himself to avoid sexual temptation. In particular he resisted the submissive allure of Japanese women, who.
Korean men say make the best wives in the world.
Sometimes he would walk down the street with his eyes down to avoid looking at women. In another conscious effort to fight temptation he made himself unattractive. He wore cheap second-hand clothes and didn't oil his hair as his friends did. This didn't work for one of his landlord's daughters who was infatuated with him. He pretended not to be aware of her feelings, and ignored her as much as he could.