back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to smirk; to grin broadly
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
looking good; standing out (in a particular context or setting); appealing (esp. on social media); photogenic; attractive
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
beyond that point; after that
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hamburger (in a bun); burger
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)