endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
that is to say; so that means
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to have a talk; to tell a story
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
of course; certainly; naturally
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
three; three years of age
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
sampling food; tasting; trying
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones