to suppress one's emotions
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to indicate; to show; to point to
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
discovery; detection; finding
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
single word; a few words; brief comment