allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
customer base; constituency; customer segment; patron base; clientele
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
butterfly net; net for catching insects
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
expenses; costly; expensive
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
contraceptive device; birth-control device
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
within the year; before the year is out
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to rebuild; to reconstruct
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
suitable; satisfactory; desirable