to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
daily food; regular diet; staple food
without omission; in full
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
custom; habit; customary practice
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to complain; to make a complaint
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
front; frontage; facade; main
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
udon with deep-fried tofu
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
in proportion to; just as much as
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
disparate society; stratified society
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to put into the mouth; to eat
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how