incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to name; to call; to christen; to term
final; eventual; ultimate
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
from the viewpoint of; according to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)