pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
difficult to eat; unpalatable
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
both hands; both arms; ten
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring