these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
married woman; another's wife
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
spaghetti Napolitana; Italian spaghetti dish made with a tomato sauce
menu; schedule; program; menu
more than usual; especially; particularly
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
hamburger (in a bun); burger
love of eating (a particular food, dish, etc.)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
how far; to what extent; up to what point
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
to go into labor; to go into labour