sōmen; fine white noodles
line; queue; procession; matrix
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger
thin omelette cut into strips
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
rudely reaching over one's serving tray to grab food behind it with one's chopsticks
to forget to say; to forget to mention
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
don't despair because you're the last to take your pick; you can find treasures in leftovers; one man's trash is another's treasure
chicken skin (esp. in cooking)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
deep emotion; strong feelings