restaurant with only set meals
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
feeling keenly; fully realizing
capable of anything; liable to do
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
memory; sense; experience
distinction; differentiation; classification
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends