innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
fearless; daring; knowing no fear
nursing; (protective) care
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
present; gift; to give a present or gift
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)