udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
doctor's visit; house call
fee; charge; rate; material
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
himself; yourself; herself
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
self-consciousness; self-awareness
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; last night; yesterday evening
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the other day; lately; recently
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day