near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to order; to command; to appoint
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
study; research; investigation
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
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
base (military, expedition, etc.)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
big man; large man; tall man; giant
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
while; during (the time when)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of