apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
explosive; blasting powder
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
as usual; as is one's habit
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
determination; resolution
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
zipper; zip; zip fastener
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
large amount of money; great cost
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
drunkenness; intoxication
to break the silence; to break one's silence
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
rich person; wealthy person
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be embarrassed for a reply
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure