Europe and America; the West
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
plural; multiple; several
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
so; like this; in this way
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to have a talk; to tell a story
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
river; stream; River; the ... river
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
instant; moment; for an instant