to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
8000; eight thousand; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
please (give me); please (do for me)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
all night; throughout the night
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
something or other; somehow
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on