salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
while moving; on the move
correction; rectification; mending; repair
trio; gang of three; threesome
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to keep a house; to run a household
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
suggestion; hint; implication
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to move forward; to move on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
thick noodles; thick pasta
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
pork bone soup; pork broth
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
Chinese cooking; Chinese food