missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to lure someone; to entice someone
24 hours; twenty-four hours
being too late; losing one's final chance
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to start; to begin; to commence
assistance; backing; reinforcements
daily allowance; daily wages
companion; company; tritagonist
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
worst; worst-case (scenario)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of zoo, kindergarten, etc.)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)