udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
it's been a long time; long time no see
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
tension; mental strain; nervousness
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do