preparations for returning (home)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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