springy (texture); doughy; elastic
thick noodles; thick pasta
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
digital versatile disc; DVD
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
foreign; abroad; overseas
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
program (e.g. TV); programme
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible