very young; little; childish; immature
bedside; near one's pillow
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
with a start; with a jump
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
had better ...; had better not ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to change completely; to change suddenly
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to ask a question; to ask questions
treatment; service; handling; management
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
udon served in a pot with broth
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect