and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
suited figure; person in a suit
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
item; commodity; list of articles
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
in the same way as; just like