mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rather than; more ... than ...
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
business; trade; operations; sales
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less