to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
interruption; suspension; break
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
use; utilization; utilisation; application
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to encamp; to take up positions
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to put into the mouth; to eat
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam