ramen; Chinese-style noodles
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
river; stream; River; the ... river
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
large number (of); many; majority
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
production output; number of goods manufactured
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
choices; alternatives; options
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be worried; to be troubled
but; however; provided that
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
minimum; at the very least
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)