restaurant (esp. Western-style)
since then; from that time; ever since
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
stealthily; secretly; in secret
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
grasp; catch; understanding
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
feeding (animals); provisioning
you could say; you might say; verging on the
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land