wall clock; grandfather clock
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
not be concerned at all; not mind at all; not care a bit
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
guidance; leadership; leading the way
because of; owing to; due to
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
comfort; consolation; diversion
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
gem; jewel; precious stone
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts