seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
journal; magazine; periodical
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
senior high school; high school
memories; recollections; reminiscence
such; like that; that sort of; very
since some time or another; since who-knows-when