practical problem; practical matter
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
store name; shop name; restaurant name
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
this and that; one thing or another
standard; set; routine; decided
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)