klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
worthy of special mention
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
though; notwithstanding; although
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
individual; private person; personal; private
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to drink up; to drain (cup)
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
high-salt miso; salty miso
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
professor; teaching; instruction
it's been a long time; long time no see
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together