evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
incident; affair; happening; event
for a while; for some time; for a period
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
remittance; sending money
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
in that manner; like that
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
whispering into a person's ear
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
although I say; although one might say; although called
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
border patrol; border guard; border guards
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing