after having come this far; now that we've come this far
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
good; goodness; right; virtue
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to strike dead; to beat to death
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
region; limits; stage; level
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
mechanism; organization; organisation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
release; emission; ejection
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to blaze; to burn brightly
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles