farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
head of the student council; president of the student council
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
regret; repentance; remorse
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
secret story; unknown episode
older brother; elder brother
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
how; in what way; by what means
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that