halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
circulation; dissemination
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
summertime; summer season
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
relaxation; recreation; recess
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
woman who works in the sex industry
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish