frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
grip (of hand); grip strength
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
because of; owing to; due to
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
region; limits; stage; level
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food