layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
and; AND (Boolean operator)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
donation; contribution; endowment
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
small cinema; arthouse cinema
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
stomach acid; gastric acid
big leakage; uncontained leak
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
eating; bite (in fishing)
saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
fried cake of minced meat
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
unprecedented; never seen before
to begin purchasing; to purchase
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware