secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
cares; ill feeling; reserve
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to pierce through; to break through
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
global maximum; greatest value
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
ten (long cylindrical things)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
made-to-order; custom-made