broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to spread; to be propagated
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
Bic Camera (Japanese electronics retail chain)
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to not believe one's ears
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
hotel charge; lodging expense
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman