to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
solitude; loneliness; isolation
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
(employee) retention rate; fixation rate
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
new development; new discovery
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
small hill; low hill; hillock
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
sound of the wind; voice of the wind