to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
customer traffic; customers; custom
to become distant; to recede
clientele; customer stratum
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
greeting; a fine thing to say
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to say; to be called; to do
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
maid; helper; help; assistance
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance