roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
water outlet; tap; faucet
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
personal affair; one's own affair
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
wherein; therein; thereinto
mental; spiritual; emotional
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate