taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
even though; despite; when
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be opposite; to face each other
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to degenerate; to lapse into
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to turn towards; to point
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
that's the way it is; such is life
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
woman; female; feminine gender
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to see through; to see the true nature of something
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
battlefield; battleground
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather