it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
wealthy person; millionaire
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
long; drawn-out; very long
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to employ; to hire; to charter
silence (not speaking); muteness
interior; inside; internal
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
corridor; hallway; passageway
banquet or reception hall
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of