calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
authorized (by imperial or royal order); authorised; appointed; enacted; established
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
bowl of rice with a chop-suey-like mixture on it
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
wild beast; wild animal; brute
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
Gulliver's Travels (1726 novel by Jonathan Swift)
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
many; numerous; various; large number of
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine