buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
way of eating; how to eat
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
manners; behavior; behaviour
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to talk; to chat; to chatter
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in that way; like that; that way
lowly person; lowliness; I
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
true character; real nature
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
delusion; trick of the imagination
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
menu; schedule; program; menu
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
to choke; to have trouble breathing
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour