café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
invisibly; secretly; privately
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
refrigerant; thermal gel; ice pack; cold pack
to take a picture; to take a photo
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
(apportioning) in small amounts
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
cancellation; abandonment
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
how others look at you; what others think about you
firm; strong; solid; stable
firm promise; definite promise
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
way of calling (something or someone)
karaoke room; karaoke box
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall