laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
name; given name; first name
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
considerably; fairly; quite
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
wicked thought; wicked mind
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
comparatively; relatively
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)