missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise; eccentric; abnormal
wanderer; stranger; vagrant; outsider; stranger
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to boost; to force up; to push up
particularly; only; in the case of
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
existence; being; life; survival
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
X mark (indicating an incorrect answer, disagreement, cancellation, etc.)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; unit of timber measurement
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
phrase; phrase; strawberry