0 Japanese noodles (= long, thin strips made from flour and water, cooked in boiling liquid) that are made with buckwheat flour (= flour from a type of small, dark grain):
With it much of the justification of the soba in supernatural terms also vanished.
Runs a soba shop now.
Miyako has its own version of soba.
Stopping to relax, the man told the vendor of his tale, only to recoil in horror as the soba vendor stroked his face, becoming a noppera-b himself.
The hot "tsuyu" in this instance is thinner than that used as a dipping sauce for chilled soba.
The soba water is said to have healthy properties, such as minerals and vitamins.
A few uses remain, such as "kisoba", often written using obsolete kana on the signs of soba shops.
The buckwheat plant can survive severe weather during growing period, soba represents strength and resiliency.
