maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; taking shelter from rain
waterproofing; making watertight
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
galette (esp. Breton galette)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
only recently; just of late
the other day; some time ago; recently
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
business conditions; business category; line of business
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste