late at night; at a late hour
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
health management; health maintenance; health care
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
onahole; pocket pussy; sex sleeve; masturbation device that mimics female genitalia
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
regulation; adjustment; control
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
office hours; business hours; working hours
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)