without leaving any trace
conceiving (an idea); thinking up; invention; original idea; new idea
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
research; study; investigation
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
official announcement; proclamation
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
the whole metropolis; the whole capital; all of Tokyo; the whole of Tokyo
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
electrical engineer; electrician
one person; another name; nickname; alias
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
atelier; studio; workshop
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
still; as yet; as it has been