defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
pubic region; private parts; genital area
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) even once; (not) ever
personification; impersonation; embodiment
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
clearing one's throat; cough
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
absence; disregard; indifference
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest