roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
dried, smoked mackerel; shavings from dried, smoked mackerel
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to break the silence; to break one's silence
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
until now; so far; up to the present
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
two persons; two people; pair; couple
alternating; taking turns
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show