to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
coming and going; commuting
several years; a few years
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
insatiable; untiring; persistent
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
every year; yearly; annually
100,000,000; one hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to see through; to see the true nature of something
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end