abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
cheap article; poor quality article
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
light color; light colour
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
in proportion to; just as much as
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
in session; in progress; under way; open
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
downward adjustment; downward revision