collapse of the medical care system; medical care breakdown
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
online dating app; match-making app
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
safety administration; safety control; safety management
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
declaration of a state of emergency
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
during a telephone call; busy line
maternity leave; paternity leave
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
preserved food boiled in soy
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
office building; office complex
ambitious; motivated; willful
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
final adjustment; final coordination
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
index finger; forefinger; second toe
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club