to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
how; in what way; by what means
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to be sticky; to be close together
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu