back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
branch manager; manager of a branch office
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
that's the way it is; such is life
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
master; masterhand; maestro
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing