to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
noodle harassment (supposed offence to foreigners by slurping noodles)
way of eating; how to eat
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be relieved of one's post
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
cancellation of a contract
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
genius; prodigy; natural gift
power; authority; jurisdiction
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
ramen served with rice; ramen and rice
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult reasons
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.