right in the midst of; right at the height of
sidewalk café; footpath café
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to run a shop; to have a shop
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
store interior; inside of a shop
human usage; (for) use by people
manner of using one's hands
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
hotcake; (American) pancake
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
regional cuisine; local cuisine
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
ice cream soda; icecream soda