finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to wring the neck; to strangle
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
secret; private; surreptitious
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
wherein; therein; thereinto
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
still; even now; to this day
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
that day; the very same day
home area; home town; local
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder