to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
well-known; noted; celebrated
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
new book; new publication
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
beyond that point; after that
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
occasional; infrequent; rare
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be found; to be discovered
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
this world; this life; world of the living
to add (to); to add on; to append
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
interview (e.g. for a job)