life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
no; no; without; not needed
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
large build; large pattern
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
telephone number; phone number
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
evening; night; nighttime
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
neglecting; leaving alone
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to understand; to make out
determination; resolution