around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
middle of the night; dead of night
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
on the occasion of; at the time of
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
(not) even once; (not) ever
police mobile traffic unit
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
sorry; excuse me; thank you
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)