existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to keep standing; to stand motionless
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bowl of rice topped with beef (or pork) and eggs
for a change; for variety's sake
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
one by one; one at a time; in turn
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
covered with; stained; smeared
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
eye for people; ability to judge character
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
difference; discrepancy; variation
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
restlessly; in continuous motion
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
neighboring countries; surrounding countries