coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
authenticity; credibility
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
row of houses; each house; every house
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to need; to call for; to require
tension; mental strain; nervousness
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
smallish; on the small side
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
summertime; summer season
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
surname; family name; last name
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
interior design; interior; upholstery
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
dwelling; house; residence; address