maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
stealthily; secretly; in secret
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to be found; to be discovered
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
rising; ascending; climbing
reduction by half; halving
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
number of views (videos, etc.); view count
the other day; a few days ago
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
square; formal; prim; stuffy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)