to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
in the meanwhile; during the time
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
clientele; customer stratum
chair; stool; post; office; position
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to offer for sale; to put on the market
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
money-making; earning money
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be expensive; to be costly
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
unveiling; debut; introduction
workshop; studio; atelier
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter