world situation; world affairs
first; first base; first baseman
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
secret base; hideout; hidden position
pork bone soup; pork broth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to try out the food at various restaurants
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
three; three years of age
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
first-rate; finest quality; the best
such; like that; that sort of
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
question; inquiry; enquiry
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect