coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
late at night; at a late hour
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
being good-for-nothing; useless person
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
business world; business circles; (the) industry
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
and then; and so; and; so then
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
precision instrument or machine
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
summarization; summarisation; epitome
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity