story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
praise; glorification; extolment
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
role; duty; position; part
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to keep a watchful eye on
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
business world; business circles; (the) industry
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)