instant noodles sold in soft plastic packaging
curry in a pouch; retort-pouch curry
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
edict; public announcement
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
quickly; swishing; whooshing
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to receive divine punishment
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
succession struggle; succession race
falling in love; attachment
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
indulging in every possible luxury
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
extremely; terrifically; super
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
imprudent (misguided) fellow
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to