investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
they; those guys; those fellows
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
pork bone soup; pork broth
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
three times; thrice; third (interval)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
destination (one is heading towards); goal