to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
store interior; inside of a shop
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to paint (draw) a picture
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
along the road; at the side of the road
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
having a good atmosphere; atmospheric; romantic
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe