serious condition; critical condition
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
police; police officer; police station
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
river; stream; River; the ... river
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
control; management (e.g. of a business)
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
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
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
roadside tree; row of trees
do not enter; no entry; wrong way
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend