sizzle (usu. in advertising); dazzle; (a) kicker
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
another prefecture; other prefectures
the dark side; the seamy side
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
to be contrary to one's expectations
to become desperate; to give in to despair
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
fish-based cooking; fish dish
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to change the position of
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather