to try out the food at various restaurants
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
the other day; a few days ago
birth; creation; formation
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
please (give me); please (do for me)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
beginning; outset; first; onset
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
that day; the very same day
ago; since; before; previous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
contributor (of written material)
trial; judgement; judgment
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start