interior design; interior; upholstery
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
looking or acting as if one owned the place
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
nightlife; night amusements
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
coming and going; commuting
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
enterprise; business; company; corporation
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to save; to leave over; to spare
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
setting a place; setting the table
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
bribe; sweetener; douceur
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)