god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
intuition; instinct; hunch
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
talking while standing; standing around talking
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
young; youth; young person
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
practice; practising; training; study
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
overall; general; as a whole
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity