looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal
this, that and the other; this and that
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
another thing; exception; special case
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
strongish; somewhat strong
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
another time; some other time
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
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
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(only) one option; one possible choice
(another's) daughter; young lady
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)