to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
surely; certainly; without doubt
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
incident; affair; happening; event
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
even if not; even without
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
beef bone (used to make stock); cattle bone; bovine bone
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
besides; in addition; also; moreover
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to make a lasting impression
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat