tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
gambling den; gambling house
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
route; way; course; directions
to turn right; to turn to the right
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
detour; circumvention; turning movement
rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size