manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
counter for books; volume
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to express (in words); to confess
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
counter seat; seat at the counter
coarse (texture or grain)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
take-out; take-away; carry-out
to be muddy; to be slushy
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
low-spec; having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
command; control; commander
(simply) because; on account of; as if to; (as though) about to
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
romantic; spicy; coquettish
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
government worker; public servant; civil servant
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
folding book; folded sections of a book