to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
closing time; lockup; curfew
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
free ticket; free admission ticket
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
to be pretentious; to put on airs
illustrated book; picture book
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
side parting; hair parted to one side
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage