after having come this far; now that we've come this far
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
negative emotions; negative feelings
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
massing (of troops); gathering
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
messenger; envoy; emissary
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific