missing person; wanted person
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
establishment; the Establishment
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
feeling keenly; fully realizing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
choosing one from among several; multiple choice
world history; international history
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
deserted village; poor village