scenery; scene; landscape
sweet crescent-shaped confection of pancake-like sponge cake filled with adzuki paste; Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
steamed bun with minced pork filling
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
thought; consideration; thinking
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to talk; to chat; to chatter
how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Sinhala (language); Sinhalese
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western