only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
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)
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
the real criminal; true culprit
postwar period; period after Second World War
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
offender; criminal; culprit
all; entire; whole; altogether
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert