late at night; at a late hour
to fill a hole with earth
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
diplomatic; diplomatically
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
compassionate; sympathetic
human kindness; human weakness
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
leadership skill; leadership ability
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
storage capacity; memory capacity
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic