what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
proposal; offer; request; application
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to chase; to run after; to pursue
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shopping; purchased goods
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity