how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
difficult to ...; hard to ...
particularly; only; in the case of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
police; police officer; police station
offender; criminal; culprit
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
arrestee; person arrested
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)