kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
silence; stillness; quietness
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
quotation; citation; reference
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
that day; the very same day
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
southern part; the south (of a region)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to feel depressed; to be down
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
very small (particularly of a room or flat)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
moving about; stirring about
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
the other day; some time ago; recently
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
thought; idea; conception
to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue
hills and fields; hill and dale
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
colouring; coloring; colorant