simply put; putting it simply; in short
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to view the past with nostalgia
without eating or drinking
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
breathing of a sleeping person
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to happen to meet; to come across
lost article; something forgotten
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
small fraction; small proportion
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)