with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
customer traffic; customers; custom
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
at that time; in those days
association; union; guild
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
not caring; not giving a damn
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
training (animals); breaking (animals)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service