after having come this far; now that we've come this far
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
parts; accessories; components
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to annoy; to cause trouble
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
science and technology; scientific technique
one large ...; a great ...
operation; functioning; running
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
race track; course; express trail
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet