coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to call each other; to call out to one another
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to choke; to have trouble breathing
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
self-torturing; masochistic
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
restraining (someone); restraint
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
four-digit number; thousands column
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood