to tower over the surroundings
construction; architecture (of buildings)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to come face to face (with)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
arrangement; pact; agreement
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
maintenance company; management company; proprietary company
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
investment; contribution; financing
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to lie deep in; to extend far back
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
space; interval; space character; whitespace
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
luxury resort; high-class resort
powerful person; influential person
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to become hoarse; to become husky
investigation; research; looking something up
southwestern part; the southwest
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
Cala (South Africa); Ka-ra; Karla