eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
set meal; special (of the day)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
faded color; faded colour; antique look
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
seafood grilled without seasoning; unglazed ceramic ware
on the way back; returning
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
store interior; inside of a shop
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
counter seat; seat at the counter
seat at a table; place at a table
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
charcoal; charred remains
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be sooty; to be stained
to speak ill of; to disparage