clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
such; like that; that sort of
to become possible; to become able to (do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; talk; discussion
while; during; while; although; all; both
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
imagination; supposition; guess
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean