to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
for example; for instance; e.g.
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
honorific/polite/humble prefix
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce