ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
very loud volume; megavolume
reading too much into (what ... says)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
rice and curry; curry rice
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
company president; manager; director
big corporation; major firm; leading company
power; authority; influence