ramen; Chinese-style noodles
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to not believe one's ears
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
straying; wandering off course
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
snake; serpent; large snake
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to have a talk; to tell a story
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude