to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
although I say; although one might say; although called
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
at once; immediately; right now
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
originally; by nature; from the start
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish