somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
single word; a few words; brief comment
to talk; to chat; to chatter
shellfish; seashell; shell
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hey there; I say; see here
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year; initial share price during a public offering
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
local specialty; special product (of a region)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles