to inherit; to succeed; to take over
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
absorption; suction; attraction
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
one day; (on) a certain day
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
name; given name; first name
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy