eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to keep a watchful eye on
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
economical; efficient; lean; compact
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
somewhat below; slightly below
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour