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How is it possible in Japanese language to express concepts of _recall_ and
_remembrance_?

I mean, _recall_ is generally referred to the way we take out something from
our memory which is related to people, situations and experiences of our life.

On the other hand, _remembrance_ is the way we successfully recall not an
experience, but something we learnt, something we were taught about.
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Possible ways to express remembrance and recall
When I studied verbs implying remembrance and recall, I learned that there are
some differences. So I will write down what I know.

### Remembering something learnt

Consider something you learned. It can be 2 minutes ago or 2 years ago, it
does not matter. When you learn something it gets inside you for the rest of
your life. What happens when we want to use the things we learned? We try to
remember them.

In these situations you use 覚{おぼ}える.

> だって皆{みな}、昨{き}日{のう}習{なら}った事{こと}をまだ覚{おぼ}えているのか。 => So everyone, do you
> remember the things we learned yesterday?
>
> 昨{き}日{のう}は急{きゅう}に故{ふる}郷{さと}の帰{かえ}り道{みち}を覚{おぼ}えたんだよ！ => Yesterday, suddenly,
> I remembered the way back home in my birthplace.

### Recalling something

Consider something you saw or heard some days ago. Consider some old memory or
memento of yours. When it comes to memories, to things you saw and memorized
inside of your mind/spirit/heart you should use 思{おも}い出{だ}す.

Of course this implies learning, but it is different. We learn things that
will turn useful in our life. When it comes to memories, they are just things
we store inside of us. They are not really useful (practically speaking).

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> ええ、無{む}理{り}ですよ！その人{ひと}は子{こ}どもの時{とき}に会{あ}った人{ひと}だからさ、名{な}前{まえ}が思{おも}い出{だ}せないよ！
> => What? This is impossible! That man is someone I met when i was a kid so,
> I cannot recall him!
>
> クリスマスの時{とき}にくれたプレゼントを思{おも}い出{だ}せなくて、ごめんね〜 => I am not recalling the present
> you gave me, I am sorry...

Furthermore consider that 思{おも}い出{で} means _memory_ or _reminiscence_.
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@Andry covered the differences pretty well. But two other words you can use
for "recall" are `思い起こす` and `思い浮かべる`. AFAIK they all mean pretty much the
same thing, although I'm not aware of any nuances they might carry.
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