after having come this far; now that we've come this far
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
surname; family name; last name
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to pass (of time); to elapse
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to telephone; to make a phone call
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
male instincts; male frivolity
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
literally; to the letter; literal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed