coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to become empty; to be emptied
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
hiding one's embarrassment
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
nature of one's business; business instinct
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
only the results matter; it's all about the results
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to become keen on; to get passionate about
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
musical instrument store; music shop
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
eddies of wind around high buildings
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
overall; general; as a whole
here and there; in places