lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
long distance relationship
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to entrust; to leave to a person
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
relatively; comparatively
to be found; to be discovered
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
souvenir store; gift shop
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
rest; break; recess; intermission
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
mountain road; mountain trail
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity