riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
time; hour; period; class
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
coincident with; while; simultaneously
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
atomic energy; nuclear power
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
supply vessel; replenishment oiler; replenishment vessel
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also