ramen; Chinese-style noodles
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
single word; a few words; brief comment
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
decision; settlement; definition
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
memory; sense; experience
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
way of eating; how to eat
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
with these words; while saying
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste