(passenger) car; automobile
to roll up; to be rolled up
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
to defy conventional wisdom
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
unveiling; debut; introduction
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
basis for decision; evidence for judging
panty-less; wearing no underwear
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
underestimation; undervaluation
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to have a name entered in the family register
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to push aside; to push one's way through
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
nightlife districts; drinking districts
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate