pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
serialization; serialisation; serial story
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
beginning; outset; first; onset
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
of course; certainly; naturally
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to grow up; to become an adult
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
penalty; sentence; punishment
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
single word; a few words; brief comment
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture