never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to set up shop; to open a store
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
on the occasion of; at the time of
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
hospital food; hospital meals
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online