coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
flake; thin slice; thin layer; lamina; lamella; leaf
bend; curvature; deflection
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else; (lit.) being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
morning; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; morning dress; morning coat
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
breakfast restaurant (of a hotel, etc.)
to present; to offer; to dedicate
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape