speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
clanging; empty; deserted
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to run about; to rush about
a second time; again; once more; twice
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
for the first time in one's life
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles); having a good bite; firm and elastic; having body (esp. hair); springy and resilient; full-bodied (e.g. sound)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)