to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
for example; for instance; e.g.
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
already; now; no longer; not any more
woman; female; feminine gender
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery