wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
whispered conversation; whispering
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
troublesome; annoying; complicated
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
sidewalk café; footpath café
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to run a shop; to have a shop
snack bar; restaurant serving light meals
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
hotcake; (American) pancake
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
regional cuisine; local cuisine
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
nervousness; oversensitivity
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
roundhouse kick; turning kick
name plate; name tag; label
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
great difference; major mistake
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal