eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
inscrutable; incomprehensible
life imprisonment; life sentence
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
decrease; reduction; decline
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
position; job; employment; opening
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to take (be in) charge of
to feel depressed; to be down
food; food products; foodstuffs
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to break off with (e.g. one's lover); to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
fat; tallow; lard; grease
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
menstrual pain; period pain
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
exhibition; display; putting on show
one by one; one each; one at a time
buying spree; hasty purchase; rush to buy
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
bedside; near one's pillow
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)