bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to badger; to pester; to beg
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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
very young; little; childish; immature
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
memories; recollections; reminiscence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
anything and everything; just about everything
military personnel; soldier
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
war; fighting; fierce competition
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
loser; defeated person; the defeated