ramen; Chinese-style noodles
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
confections; sweets; candy; cake
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
prohibition; inhibition; ban
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
great success; huge success
class; heading; group; category
the front; honest; upright; decent
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
being startled; getting a shock
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
true state; actual condition; reality
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling