stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
study group; study meeting
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
transfer student; student changing schools
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
test period; exam period; examination time
to sit silently at a meeting
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist