charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
first part; first volume; prequel
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
theatre; theater; playhouse
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
sensitivity; susceptibility
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
looking pale; looking unwell
wherein; therein; thereinto
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
like this; in this way; as you see
in succession; one by one
impossible to do (although wants to)
comic books; comics; comic; comical
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
knowing; (an) acquaintance
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
it seems so; that's what it looks like
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
counter seat; seat at the counter
seat at a table; place at a table
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends