coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be selected (from among many people)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to concern; to be related
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain