acquaintance; appreciative friend
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
incident; affair; happening; event
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
very; much; greatly; a lot of
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
profitable plan; good plan
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
together; at the same time; same; identical
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
worry; care; consideration
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
gender; distinction of sex; sex
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
supervised; under surveillance
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
isolation; being alone; being friendless
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick