scenery; scene; landscape
sweet crescent-shaped confection of pancake-like sponge cake filled with adzuki paste; Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
steamed bun with minced pork filling
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
thought; consideration; thinking
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to talk; to chat; to chatter
how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Sinhalese (language); Sinhala
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western