event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to come and go; to go back and forth
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
fee; charge; rate; material
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
many; much; plenty; hardly
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
many; much; plenty; hardly
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
influential person; man of importance
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
one floor (of a building); single floor
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
how many people; a number of people
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)