moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
that; the matter in question
solution; solution strategy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be out of focus; to be off the point; to not have got the point
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
on the way back; returning
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
area including Nagoya and Kobe
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway