readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
charming; fascinating; attractive
nape (of the neck); nucha
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
being startled; getting a shock
to come back; to return; to recur
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
chicken broth; chicken soup
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to gather; to collect; to assemble
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article