ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
God; god; ace; king; superior person
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
trend of the times; way things are going
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak