to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
department store; department
front; frontage; facade; main
to collect; to assemble; to gather
narrow; thin (sized); slender
pastel color; pastel colour
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
boy; son; baby boy; young man
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
originally; by nature; from the start
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
early (days); initial stage; initial
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just