to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
air of luxury; high class feel
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
to have the privilege of doing
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
failure; mistake; blunder
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
high-class restaurant; high-end store
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
not necessarily so; is not always true
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
person who introduces someone; introducer
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)