but; however; provided that
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
continuation; succession; series
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
suspicious character (person, figure)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
thousands; several thousand
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
almost every day; almost daily
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
street; quarter; district; area
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to spread; to be propagated
grasp; catch; understanding
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
guardian; protector; patron; parent
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into