trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
beginning; outset; first; onset
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to name; to call; to christen; to term
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
Japanese person; Japanese people
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
in spite of; regardless of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)