yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
fat; tallow; lard; grease
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
steamed bun with minced pork filling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already