roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
dated; date; fixed; external
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
troubled face; worried expression
to get angry; to become perverse
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
smacking one's lips (over food)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
weight training; muscle training