to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
river; stream; River; the ... river
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
instant; moment; for an instant
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
imagination; supposition; guess
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
such; like that; that sort of; very
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than