shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
one meal; one meal (a day)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
matcha; powdered green tea
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
sidewalk café; footpath café
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
street stall; stand; booth
cheap article; poor-quality article
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
the other day; lately; recently
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
electronic dance music; EDM; electrical discharge machining; electro-discharge machining