via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
scene; sight; scenario; setting
(not) even once; (not) ever
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
secrecy; highly classified information
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to serve; to work for; to attend
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
half the body; half length
suffix for familiar person
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to discuss; to talk together
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable