tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
suited figure; person in a suit
now that; since; as long as; provided that
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
beautification; glorification
election; selection; choice
being adopted into the family of one's bride
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
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
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
full ripeness; full maturity
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
1000 ri; (a) long distance
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice