surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
call; summons; convening; convocation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
after school (at the end of the day)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
large serving; large portion
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
conversely; on the contrary
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in one's own way or style
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
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
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other