to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
sobriety; soberness; sober face
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to look away; to avert one's eyes
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
due form; official; formality
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
definite decision; final decision
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
laundering (e.g. of money)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
position; location; base; point; site