coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
sweet white sake; doburoku (unrefined sake)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
external; superficial; outward; surface
loud voice; high-pitched voice
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line
waste; uselessness; redundance
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to shake one's head (in denial)
activity; briskness; prosperity
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to turn completely into; to become completely
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
obsession; compulsive idea
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
(one's) countenance; face
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking