puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one breath; chug!; drink!
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
man of the future; Homo futurus
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
simply; merely; only; solely
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to concern; to be related
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to hide; to keep to oneself
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack
true state; actual condition; reality
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
searching; hunting for news story; journalist