to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to make use of; to lend money
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
with these words; while saying
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt