to use up all one's strength; to die
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
27th day of the month; 27 days
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
almost every day; almost daily
to forget to put in; to leave out
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
aburasoba; dry noodle dish with oil-based sauce
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
sales message; sales copy
several times; once or twice
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
counter seat; seat at the counter
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
arrival of food at one's table (esp. ramen)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud