inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
corridor; hallway; passageway
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
air of luxury; high class feel
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
feeling of a house or a room
that is to say; so that means
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
chance; opportunity; occasion
to understand from experience
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to have a drink; to grab a drink
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)