gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
common people; ordinary people; masses
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
each nation; many nations; many countries
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
wherein; therein; thereinto
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to be opposite; to face each other
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
close; intimate; on good terms
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
memory; sense; experience
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
making the rounds to express thanks
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to talk; to chat; to chatter
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive