choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
interior design; interior; upholstery
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
briskly; quickly; promptly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
silence (not speaking); muteness
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction