place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
as (for); for; in the capacity of
perfect; complete; flawless
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
meaning; significance; sense
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
metre; meter; meter; gauge
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
because of; owing to; due to
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
near oneself; close to one; familiar
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
failure; mistake; blunder
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
almost; roughly; approximately
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)