truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled
salad bowl; chopped salad
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
being good at cooking; good cook
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
all you want; as much as one wants
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
way of eating; how to eat
very interesting; of great interest
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
much less; to say nothing of