country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
world; society; people; the public
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(police) detective; criminal matter
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
central government office; head office; this office
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
group; party; team; squad; section
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days