late at night; at a late hour
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
brilliant; bright; dazzling
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
oversight; omission; mistake
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
not limited to; not just ...
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
fluent (in a language); flowing
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that