shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
opening a business; opening a practice
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
it seems so; that's what it looks like
palatial residence; stately mansion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
than; other than; except; but
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to apologize; to apologise
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations