charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
invitation; introduction; temptation
to make a fool of someone
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
close; intimate; on good terms
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
street; quarter; district; area
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
many; much; plenty; hardly
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to have a meal together; to sit at table
commencing with; including
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
but; however; provided that
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
kindness; intimacy; friendship
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
family; relatives; dependents; household
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
with a friendly grin; smilingly