to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
buffet; self-service meal
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
high-class restaurant; high-end store
non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
storefront; front of a store
clientele; customer stratum
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
presence; sitting with; being with
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
air of luxury; high class feel
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
pale; pallid; bluish-white
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
good-natured person; nice person
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
parent-child relationship
variety of goods; number of articles
item; article; dish; course; finest item
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness