pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
without; but if; otherwise; or else
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
somehow; for some reason or other
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to extend; to expand; to spread out
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet