girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
about; on; regarding; per; for every
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
sincere; earnest; serious
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
relation; connection; relevance
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
sickroom; hospital room; ward
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
on the occasion of; at the time of
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father