slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
remark; statement; discourse
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to cross the line; to go too far
secret; private; surreptitious
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
by myself; in person; by oneself
recommendation; referral; endorsement
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
common knowledge; well-known fact
unconditionally; as a rule
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
master; teacher; stable master
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he