Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
ignorant of the ways of the world
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
pet hotel; boarding kennel
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
having gone too far to turn back
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
successively; one after another
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to be able to manage somehow or other
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger