practical problem; practical matter
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
light meal; snack; refreshments
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
department head; division manager; head of a department
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
in the city; in the community
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
pride; dignity; self-worth
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
store name; shop name; restaurant name
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
standard; set; routine; decided
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom