to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(for the) first time in one's life
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
street; quarter; district; area
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
interior design; interior; upholstery
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
liquid crystal television
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to happen to meet; to come across
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)