after having come this far; now that we've come this far
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
physique; physical standard; physical condition; posture; (body) position; sexual position
to poke each other; to jab each other
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
universal love (regardless of race, borders, religion, etc.); universal benevolence
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
senior; veteran; old-timer
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
thin board; veneer; thin sheet of steel (3 mm or less); thin cloth; square wooden vase stand
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
upper part; upper region; region above
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
bashfulness; shyness; (showing signs of) embarrassment
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)