famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
to delight; to give pleasure
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
jealousy; roasted rice cake
the good fortune to have been born male
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
priority; order of precedence
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
living by oneself; living alone
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to detain; to check; to restrain
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
deadly serious; deadly earnest
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell