stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
fiction; fabrication; concoction
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
abuse; misuse; perversion
self-; from (a time or place)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
not to be depended on; of little hope
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
rude person; insolent person
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
big leakage; uncontained leak
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
meat miso; miso mixed with ground meat
zhajiangmian (dish of ground pork over wheat noodles)
tan tan ramen; Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the customer never has an empty bowl
cold noodles (in Korean style); chilled Chinese noodles; cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa