volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to be opposite; to face each other
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
cannot be compared with; no match for
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
unique type; one of a kind
sneaking a bite; snitching food
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade