to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
cookware; cooking utensil
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
for work; in a manner related to work
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
birds of a feather flock together
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to look forward to something
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
three; three years of age
scenery; scene; landscape
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
unusual space; other dimension
although I say; although one might say; although called
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
one more time; once more; once again
here and there; in places