frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
regular customer; valued client
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
high-class restaurant; high-end store
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
having sociable manners; sociable
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
local specialty; special product (of a region)
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to harden earth into a mass
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
storage room; store room; lumber room
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain