that is to say; so that means
senior high school; high school
school festival; campus festival
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
difficult to ...; hard to ...
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
measurement round the hips
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
woman's looks; woman's charm
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
strong-willed; strong of heart
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
rather than; more ... than ...
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
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe