coming and going; commuting
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
noodles made in flat strips
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
instant noodles sold in soft plastic packaging
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
display and sale of new products
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to shut in; to confine; to contain
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to read the situation; to sense the mood
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
triumphant return; returning in triumph
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student