ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
society; the world; the times
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
refueling (car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
question; inquiry; enquiry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be needed; to be wanted
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
foreign; abroad; overseas
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
covering; protection; backing; relief