and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
training; drill; practice; discipline
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
around the world; throughout the world
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable