heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
certain company; unnamed company
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
beautification; glorification
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
without rest; tirelessly; incessantly
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
(police) detective; criminal matter
drifting; drift; being adrift
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
specially equipped; customized; customised
armour (e.g. tank); armor
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
supporting role (actor); minor role
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
library; book collection; paperback book
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
foundation stone; cornerstone
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy