wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
combination technique in Judo
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
somewhat below; slightly below
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to encamp; to take up positions
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
ill will; malice; evil intent
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
slight; thin; on the weak side
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to be filled to bursting; to burst
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to rebuke; to scold harshly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
face; looks; vestiges; trace