since one was born; (in) all one's life
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
off-topic (on an online thread)
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
(apportioning) in small amounts
simple and clear; plain and simple
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hearsay; learning by hearsay
late at night; small hours of the morning
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
string instrument; stringed instrument
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
shyness; bashfulness; shame
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
few decades; many decades; several decades
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different