cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
cost of a meal (or meals)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
together; at the same time; same; identical
family; members of a family
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
alone; by oneself; on one's own
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seat at a table; place at a table
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork