to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
bathing (swimming) in cold water
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to grumble over one's wine cups
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
It's absolute heaven; It's sheer bliss
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
estimation; criticism; comment
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
being startled; getting a shock
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
for a while; for some time; for a period
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste