pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be conspicuous; to stand out
cold noodles (in Korean style); chilled Chinese noodles; cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
limited time; limited-time offer
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
safety administration; safety control; safety management
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to run up to; to rush over
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
courteous; decorous; polite
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to shout (in anger); to yell
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting