a matter for the police; a brush with the law
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to become excited; to grow lively
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
man of the hour; woman of the hour
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
thoughtless; heedless; rash
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to cause someone to worry
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
physical evidence; material evidence
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
script; screenplay; scenario
absence; disregard; indifference
verbal message; word (from someone)