visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
sense of values; values; value system
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
sympathy; compassion; pity
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
in that manner; like that
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
report; notification; registration
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
(dead) body; corpse; remains
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
relation; connection; relevance
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
regret; repentance; remorse
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
competent; suitable; qualified
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant