bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
grasp; catch; understanding
pointing out; identification
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to be consistent; to be coherent
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
in a day; in a brief space of time
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
distant look; faraway look
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
those (near the second person)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
notice; attention; observation
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
probability; likelihood; chances
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency