to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
for example; for instance; e.g.
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
wherein; therein; thereinto
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
honorific/polite/humble prefix
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce