serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be needed; to be wanted
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
knowing; (an) acquaintance
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
first generation; founder
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to assemble; to gather
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow