former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
this one; this way; this method
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
continuation; succession; series
family vacation; family trip
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
wherein; therein; thereinto
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
revision; amendment; alteration
criminal punishment; criminal penalty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
source of information; intelligence source; message source