bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
scallion; green onion; spring onion
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
business; trade; operations; sales
genuine; authentic; true; real
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
worthy of special mention
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
high-salt miso; salty miso; spicy miso
tan tan ramen; Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
chance; opportunity; occasion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be complacent; to look self-satisfied
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)