coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
interior design; interior; upholstery
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to stop in the middle of a sentence
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
on the way home from school
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to turn away
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
pride; dignity; self-worth
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
inheritance; something given or received
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant