reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
town; city; municipal; urban
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
named after; associated with; connected with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
occurrence; happening; incident; event
general term; generic name
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
representative; exemplary; model
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
confinement (indoors, to quarters, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
when it becomes; when it comes to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be photographed; to be projected
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
experient; person who has experienced something
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament