antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to degenerate; to lapse into
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
fondant au chocolat; chocolate fondant
clientele; customer stratum
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(doing something) regardless of expense
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (in mahjong, go, etc.)
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
fourth dimension; four dimensions; 4D
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
beyond one's control; nothing one can do