how much; how many; however
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
sampling food; tasting; trying
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
lacking a plan; haphazard
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
national road; national highway
to underrate; to make light of
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless