impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
sender; consignor; remitter
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
discipline; punishment; reprimand
had better ...; had better not ...
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
justice; fairness; impartiality
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
late at night; small hours of the morning
dilapidated house; deserted house
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
certain evidence; definite evidence
to triumph; to be elated with success
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
room key (e.g. at a hotel)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to press against each other; to huddle together
slight; thin; on the weak side
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
study; learning; tutorial
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in