living room (Japanese-style)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
in case of; at that time; at this time
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tension; mental strain; nervousness
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
considerably; fairly; quite
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
relatively; comparatively
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
bakery; baker; pastry shop
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
work; business; company; study
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still