full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
so; like this; in this way
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
these guys; these fellows
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
preference; priority; precedence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
clear writing; specification
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...