limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
difference; variation; difference
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
the West; the Occident; Western countries
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
scenery; scene; landscape
in comparison to; rather than
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to tower over the surroundings
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
when it becomes; when it comes to
(lit.) doughnut phenomenon; combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay
wherein; therein; thereinto
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)