enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
question; inquiry; enquiry
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
police; police officer; police station
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
police officer; policeman; constable
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
while; even though; despite
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
imagination; supposition; guess
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
one night; one evening; all night; overnight