after a long time; for the first time in a while
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unless (you do something)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to have a talk; to tell a story
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
Andersen; Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875; Danish author)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
the other day; lately; recently
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving