to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
complete change; about-face
at least; at most; (even) just
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the same as always; day after day
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to do together; to share; to participate in
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
work-in-progress; working state
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
selection; choice; option
increased volume or quantity
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
wonton noodles; wonton noodle soup
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
tingling; stinging; pungently
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech