early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
speech; expression; wording; language
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
pre-cum; pre-ejaculate; Cowper's fluid
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be entwined; to be involved
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
called; known as; that; to say
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to become inverted; to become reversed
growth period (in children)
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
outsider; someone outside of a group
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days