to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
from here; from this place
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
Japanese-style confectionary store
consuming food or drink on the premises (as opposed to taking it home); dine-in (restaurant); eat-in
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
alternately; by turns; one after the other
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
business; work; operations; service; duties
at work; in the midst of work; working
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
establishment (of a business); founding
Japanese-style confectionary store
apron (waist-down); waist apron
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
schoolgirl; female student
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
colour; color; hue; tints
here and there; in places
living together; coexistence
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when