these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
such ... as; or some such
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
rather than; more ... than ...
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
sale; sales; selling; marketing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl