thin udon noodles (served chilled)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
home area; home town; local
to tune in to a channel; to switch to a channel
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to become completely chilled
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material