guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to lie deep in; to extend far back
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to blow out; to spout out
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to remember; to keep in mind
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities