soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
reaching; attaining; arrival
bowl (medium-large, suitable for donburi)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
suspicious-looking; fishy
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
face; looks; vestiges; trace
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
ratio; proportion; percentage
disparate society; stratified society
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to fill (a glass) with water
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law