henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
good-for-nothing; worthless
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
complicated and mysterious
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to collect information; to gather knowledge
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to be exhausted; to be tired out
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
very much; exceedingly; extremely
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
standing; reserve; always having ready