counter seat; seat at the counter
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
novel; original; new; innovative
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
atelier; studio; workshop
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
earnings from a part-time job
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
difference; variation; difference
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
wait until you actually see it
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink